نسمات إِقبال السَعيد محمدٍ

نسمات إِقبال السَعيد محمدٍ

في مَصر طابَ بطيبه مَسراها

في مَصر طابَ بطيبه مَسراها

The breezes of the fortunate Muhammad’s arrival—

The fortunate omens of Muhammad's arrival

in Egypt, their passage grew sweet with his fragrance.

In Egypt, its goodness made his sojourn pleasant

وَبَدا مُحيّاه المُنير بِأَرضها

وَبَدا مُحيّاه المُنير بِأَرضها

فَأضاءَ مِنهُ في السَما بَدراها

فَأضاءَ مِنهُ في السَما بَدراها

And his radiant face appeared upon its soil,

And his shining presence became manifest in its land

so its two full moons shone in the sky with light from him.

Lighting from it a full moon in the sky

وَمُلوك هَذا العَصر تَعظيماً لَهُ

وَمُلوك هَذا العَصر تَعظيماً لَهُ

عِندَ الزِيارة أَطلَقَت أَسراها

عِندَ الزِيارة أَطلَقَت أَسراها

And the kings of this age, in honor of him,

And the kings of this age, honoring him

at his visit set their captives free.

Released their prisoners when visiting

وَالثَغر فازَ بِلَثم يُمناه الَّتي

وَالثَغر فازَ بِلَثم يُمناه الَّتي

فَضلت عَلى يمناهم يسراها

فَضلت عَلى يمناهم يسراها

And the port was privileged to kiss his right hand—

And the city won the kissing of his blessed right hand

even his left surpassed their right hands.

Which was nobler than their own right hands

وَالدَولة اِبتهجت بِأَسعد مقدم

وَالدَولة اِبتهجت بِأَسعد مقدم

فيه التَهاني قَد جَرَت مَجراها

فيه التَهاني قَد جَرَت مَجراها

And the state rejoiced at the happiest arrival,

And the state rejoiced at the most felicitous arrival

during which congratulations flowed along their course.

In which congratulations flowed in their course

وَأَمامه الرايات قَد نَشَرت عَلى

وَأَمامه الرايات قَد نَشَرت عَلى

رَأس المَلا لجيوشه كُبراها

رَأس المَلا لجيوشه كُبراها

And before him the banners had been unfurled above

And standards were unfurled over his

the gathering’s heads—the greatest of them for his armies.

Armies' heads, their greatness, before him

وَاهتمّ في نَظم المَواكب شبلُه

وَاهتمّ في نَظم المَواكب شبلُه

وَإِلى لقا عَليائه أَجراها

وَإِلى لقا عَليائه أَجراها

And his lion-cub took care to arrange the processions,

And his cub busied himself in arranging processions

and set them moving to meet his Highness.

And leading them to meet his most high eminence

فَاِزداد لَمّا جاءَ شُكر رَعيةٍ

فَاِزداد لَمّا جاءَ شُكر رَعيةٍ

بِالحَمد ناطقة عَلى سرّاها

بِالحَمد ناطقة عَلى سرّاها

So, when he came, a people’s gratitude increased,

So, gratitude increased when he came, the subjects

as they voiced praise for their prosperity.

Expressing thanks for his secrets aloud

وَعَلَيهِ بِالإِخلاص أَثنى وَاِزدَهى

وَعَلَيهِ بِالإِخلاص أَثنى وَاِزدَهى

مِنها بِحُسن مَديحه أَدراها

مِنها بِحُسن مَديحه أَدراها

And he sincerely praised him and took pride—

And sincerely praising him, growing more brilliant

the wisest among them—in the beauty of praising him.

Through the excellence of their eulogies for him

وَلَدى حُلول رِكابه أَرّخت قَد

وَلَدى حُلول رِكابه أَرّخت قَد

وَصل السَعيد لِمصره بُشراها

وَصل السَعيد لِمصره بُشراها

And upon the arrival of his mounts, I marked the date: “Indeed,

And when his feet arrived, they chronicled

the fortunate one has come to his Egypt as its glad tidings.”

The Blessed One's coming to his Egypt with good news