كَم لِلنَبيه عَلى البَرية مِن يَدٍ

كَم لِلنَبيه عَلى البَرية مِن يَدٍ

جلّت عَن الإحصاء في الأَسفارِ

جلّت عَن الإحصاء في الأَسفارِ

How many favors the eminent man has bestowed upon humankind—

How many hands has the noble Prophet extended

Beyond all counting in books!

To the needy across the land, beyond all count,

وَلَكم لَهُ مِن همة مِن دُونِها

وَلَكم لَهُ مِن همة مِن دُونِها

هِمَمُ الأُلى سَبَقوا مِن النظَّار

هِمَمُ الأُلى سَبَقوا مِن النظَّار

And how many aspirations he has, beneath which

And how many lofty aspirations has he had

Lie the aspirations of the overseers who came before!

Nobler than all other hopes however grand.

وَلَكم مَحطات المُرور تَشرّفت

وَلَكم مَحطات المُرور تَشرّفت

منهُ بِشهم دافع الأَخطار

منهُ بِشهم دافع الأَخطار

And how many transit stations have been honored

How many way stations have been honored

By him—a gallant man who wards off dangers!

By his valor that dispelled all harm and danger,

وَلَكم أَقال عثار كُل مَنِ التجا

وَلَكم أَقال عثار كُل مَنِ التجا

مِنا إِلَيهِ وَعَمَّه بِيَسار

مِنا إِلَيهِ وَعَمَّه بِيَسار

And how often he has raised up every fallen one who turned for refuge

And for how many has he removed distress

To him from among us, and showered him with wealth.

Coming to their aid, blessing them with his generosity.

وَهُوَ الَّذي فَتح المَنازل بَعدَما

وَهُوَ الَّذي فَتح المَنازل بَعدَما

قَد غلّقت وَمَحا قذى الأَبصار

قَد غلّقت وَمَحا قذى الأَبصار

And it is he who opened the homes after

He it was who opened doors long shut

They had been shut, and cleared the grit from eyes.

And erased the blindness from all eyes,

وَغَدا جَديراً بِالمَحامد وَالثَنا

وَغَدا جَديراً بِالمَحامد وَالثَنا

بَينَ العِباد وَرفعة المِقدار

بَينَ العِباد وَرفعة المِقدار

And he became worthy of praise and acclaim

And he became worthy of all praise and glory

Among people, and of exalted standing.

Among mankind, exalted in rank and stature.

وَأَنا الَّذي أَصبحت مَمنوناً لَهُ

وَأَنا الَّذي أَصبحت مَمنوناً لَهُ

مَع كُل مَن في مَصر مِن أَنظاري

مَع كُل مَن في مَصر مِن أَنظاري

And I myself have become indebted to him,

I am one who has been obliged to him

Along with all my peers in Egypt.

With all those in Egypt whose eyes perceive,

حَيث استعدّ لِدَفع كُل ملمة

حَيث استعدّ لِدَفع كُل ملمة

عَمَّن حَظي مِنهُ بِأَخذ ذمار

عَمَّن حَظي مِنهُ بِأَخذ ذمار

For he stood ready to ward off every calamity

As he prepared to dispel every blemish

From anyone fortunate enough to receive his protection.

From those fortunate to obtain his favors.

وَأَغاث مَلهوفاً وَأَنقذ لائِذاً

وَأَغاث مَلهوفاً وَأَنقذ لائِذاً

بِجَنابه مِن فاقة وَصغار

بِجَنابه مِن فاقة وَصغار

And he aided the distressed and rescued one seeking refuge

He gave relief to the anguished and rescued the fugitive

Under his protection, from poverty and humiliation.

With his noble spirit from want and degradation.

وَعَلى بَني الأَوطان مدّ لِواءه

وَعَلى بَني الأَوطان مدّ لِواءه

وَحَماهمُ مِن صَولة الأَشرار

وَحَماهمُ مِن صَولة الأَشرار

And over the sons of the homelands he unfurled his banner

Over the sons of nations he raised his banner

And protected them from the onslaught of the wicked.

And protected them from the evil of villains.

لَكنني أَرجوه تَحقيق الَّذي

لَكنني أَرجوه تَحقيق الَّذي

أَنهيته في مَولد المُختار

أَنهيته في مَولد المُختار

Yet I ask him to fulfill what

Yet I hope from him the realization of what

I submitted at the celebration of the Chosen One's birth,

I concluded in the birth ode of the Chosen One,

حَتّى أَبث ثَناءه بَينَ الوَرى

حَتّى أَبث ثَناءه بَينَ الوَرى

وَبِهِ أُحلِّي دائِماً أَشعاري

وَبِهِ أُحلِّي دائِماً أَشعاري

So that I may spread his praise among humankind

So that I disseminate his praise among all people

And with it always adorn my poems.

And with it forever adorn my poetry.

لازال طالعه السَعيد يمدّه

لازال طالعه السَعيد يمدّه

بتقدّم وَمَهابة وَوَقار

بتقدّم وَمَهابة وَوَقار

May his auspicious star continue to endow him

His fortunate star continues to provide him

With advancement, prestige, and dignity.

With progress, awe, and dignity.