يَدُومmay endure بِمَصرin Egypt مَولدكyour birthday السَعيدُhappy
يَدُوم بِمَصر مَولدك السَعيدُ
فَأَنتَfor you are عَزيزُهاher mighty ruler الملكthe king السَعيدُfortunate
فَأَنتَ عَزيزُها الملك السَعيدُ
May your happy birthday endure in Egypt.
May your auspicious birth in Egypt endure,
For you are her mighty ruler, the fortunate king.
For you are its cherished king, auspicious and mighty,
وَتَحياand may you live ماas long as تَشاءyou wish بِهاin her مهيباًheld in awe
وَتَحيا ما تَشاء بِها مهيباً
يَذلsubmit لعزto the might of دَولَتكyour rule العَبيدthe slaves
يَذل لعز دَولَتك العَبيد
And may you live there as long as you wish, held in awe.
And you may live in it as long as you wish, revered,
The slaves submit to the might of your rule.
While your state's glory humbles the slaves.
وَتشهرand you proclaim كُلevery عامyear لِلمَعاليfor lofty honors
وَتشهر كُل عام لِلمَعالي
مَواسمfestivals عَودُهاtheir return لِلملكfor the realm عيدa feast day
مَواسم عَودُها لِلملك عيد
And each year you proclaim, in honor of greatness,
And every year you inaugurate for the glorious one
Festivals whose return is a feast day for the realm.
Seasons whose return is a festivity for the king,
وَتَنشُرand you unfurl دائِماًalways أَعلامbanners نَصرof victory
وَتَنشُر دائِماً أَعلام نَصر
عَلىat رَأسthe head of الجُنودthe troops كَماas تُريدyou wish
عَلى رَأس الجُنود كَما تُريد
And you always unfurl banners of victory
And you constantly spread the flags of victory
At the head of the troops, as you wish.
Over the heads of soldiers as you desire.
وَيَنتَجعand seeks out الوَليمةthe banquet فيamid التَهانيcongratulations
وَيَنتَجع الوَليمة في التَهاني
بِقَلعتكat your citadel المُقربthe favored وَالبَعيدand the distant
بِقَلعتك المُقرب وَالبَعيد
And the banquet is sought amid congratulations
And relief is gained through congratulations in your castle,
At your citadel, by the favored and the distant.
Those near and far all delighted,
فَيَحظىso receives مِنكَfrom you بِالتَشريفwith honor فيهاin it
فَيَحظى مِنكَ بِالتَشريف فيها
مِنamong الناسthe people المواليthe masters وَالعَبيدand the slaves
مِن الناس الموالي وَالعَبيد
So there, they receive honor from you—
And honored by you within it
The masters and slaves among the people.
Are the loyal and the slaves.
وَفيand amid الإِقبالprosperity أَرخrecord the date عزَّwas exalted جاهاًin rank
وَفي الإِقبال أَرخ عزَّ جاهاً
خِديويthe Khedive of مَصرEgypt مَولدهhis birthday سَعيدhappy
خِديوي مَصر مَولده سَعيد
And amid prosperity, record the date: 'Exalted in rank
In arriving prosperously, prosperously arrive
Is Egypt's Khedive; happy is his birthday.'
Khedive of Egypt, may your birth be auspicious.
Sol 6.1