إِن شَهرَ الصِيام شَهرٌ حَميدُ

إِن شَهرَ الصِيام شَهرٌ حَميدُ

وَبِهِ طالعُ الأَمير سَعيدُ

وَبِهِ طالعُ الأَمير سَعيدُ

Indeed, the month of fasting is a praiseworthy month.

The month of fasting is an auspicious month

And in it the prince's ascendant is auspicious.

In it the fortune of the noble prince is happy

حَيث فيهِ لرابع بَعد عَشر

حَيث فيهِ لرابع بَعد عَشر

نالَ بِالأَمر ما يَشا وَيُريد

نالَ بِالأَمر ما يَشا وَيُريد

For in it, on the fourteenth,

In its fourteenth after ten

He attained by decree what he wishes and desires.

He attained what he desires and wants

وَتَرقَّى في مَصر وَهُوَ جَدير

وَتَرقَّى في مَصر وَهُوَ جَدير

بِالتَرقي طَريفُه وَتَليد

بِالتَرقي طَريفُه وَتَليد

And he rose in Egypt, being worthy

And he ascended in Egypt, and he is worthy

Of advancement through his newly acquired and inherited merit.

Of promotion, his manners and tradition are elegant

وَلِمَجدي قالَت مَعاليه أَرخ

وَلِمَجدي قالَت مَعاليه أَرخ

لِلتَرقي مَحمود باشا عَميد

لِلتَرقي مَحمود باشا عَميد

And his lofty achievements said to Majdi, "Record the date:

And for his glory, his Excellency proclaimed

Mahmud Pasha is a leader in advancement."

The promotion of Mahmoud Pasha the dean