أَيُّها الصدِّيقُ بشراك أَتى

أَيُّها الصدِّيقُ بشراك أَتى

مِن أُوربّا مصطفى نعم الفَتى

مِن أُوربّا مصطفى نعم الفَتى

O faithful friend, glad tidings to you: he has arrived

O friend, good news has come

From Europe—Mustafa, what a fine young man!

From Europe, Mustafa, a noble youth

جاءَ يَسعى بِالمُنى وَطالَما

جاءَ يَسعى بِالمُنى وَطالَما

قيل مِن شَوقي مَتى يَأتي مَتى

قيل مِن شَوقي مَتى يَأتي مَتى

He came hastening with hopes, and how often

He came seeking wishes, and for so long

In my longing it was said, "When will he come? When?"

It was said yearningly: when will he come? When?

وَلَقَد أَقبَل وَالسَعد لَهُ

وَلَقَد أَقبَل وَالسَعد لَهُ

خادم في صيفه وَفي الشِتا

خادم في صيفه وَفي الشِتا

And indeed he has arrived, and good fortune is his

And he came, with fortune as his

Servant in his summer and in winter.

Servant in summer and winter

وَرَأَينا بَدره في مَصرِنا

وَرَأَينا بَدره في مَصرِنا

ساطعَ النُور لَنا مِن طندتا

ساطعَ النُور لَنا مِن طندتا

And we beheld his full moon in our Egypt,

We saw his full moon in our Egypt

Its light shining upon us from Tanta.

Shining its light on us from Tanta

فَتَلا مَجدي لَهُ مُؤرِخاً

فَتَلا مَجدي لَهُ مُؤرِخاً

مُصطَفى باشا الأَريب قَد أَتى

مُصطَفى باشا الأَريب قَد أَتى

Then Majdi recited for him, marking the date:

So my glory proclaimed his chronicler

"Mustafa Pasha, the sagacious, has indeed arrived."

Mustafa Pasha the Great has come