شرفُ المَناصب في جنابك كامنُ

شرفُ المَناصب في جنابك كامنُ

وَلَأَنت لِلمَجد المؤثَّلِ ضامنُ

وَلَأَنت لِلمَجد المؤثَّلِ ضامنُ

The honor of offices resides in your noble person.

The honor of positions lies latent in you,

And you indeed guarantee firmly established glory.

And you are the guarantor of decorated glory.

وَالجَيش لَما صارَ مِن تَحت اللوا

وَالجَيش لَما صارَ مِن تَحت اللوا

قلنا لَهُ بشراك إِنكَ آمن

قلنا لَهُ بشراك إِنكَ آمن

And when the army came beneath the banner,

And when the army came under attack,

We said to it: good tidings to you—you are safe.

We said to it, "Rejoice, for you are safe."

يا أَيُّها الشَهم المُفدى لِلعُلا

يا أَيُّها الشَهم المُفدى لِلعُلا

وَالحَزم فيكَ عَلائمٌ وَقرائن

وَالحَزم فيكَ عَلائمٌ وَقرائن

O gallant one, worth any ransom—eminence

O noble one, redeemed for supremacy,

And resolve have their signs and proofs in you.

In whom are signs and evidence of wisdom.

فَإِذا حَملت على الخُصوم أَصابَهُم

فَإِذا حَملت على الخُصوم أَصابَهُم

مِن عضبك المَصقول ما هُوَ كائن

مِن عضبك المَصقول ما هُوَ كائن

So when you charge against your foes, they are struck

So when you charge the foes, there shall befall them

By what is to come from your polished, keen-edged sword.

From your honed wrath what is sure to happen.

وَاللَيث يُظهِرُ أن يَراك تَوَدُّداً

وَاللَيث يُظهِرُ أن يَراك تَوَدُّداً

مِن رَوعه وَالقَلب فيهِ ضَغائن

مِن رَوعه وَالقَلب فيهِ ضَغائن

And the lion shows affection when he sees you,

The lion shows that he fears you,

Out of his fear, though his heart harbors grudges.

From his own terror, though rage boils within.

وَبحسن رَأيك في الجِهاد وَغَيره

وَبحسن رَأيك في الجِهاد وَغَيره

فُتِحت لِمصر مِن البِلاد مَدائن

فُتِحت لِمصر مِن البِلاد مَدائن

And through your sound judgment in warfare and other matters,

And by your good counsel in war and otherwise,

Cities in the lands were conquered for Egypt.

The cities of many lands were opened to Egypt.

وَكريدٌ اِفتَخرت بِأَكرَم مَولدٍ

وَكريدٌ اِفتَخرت بِأَكرَم مَولدٍ

سامٍ شَريفٍ لِلسعود مقارنُ

سامٍ شَريفٍ لِلسعود مقارنُ

And Crete took pride in the noblest birth,

And Kureid took pride in your most noble birth,

Exalted and noble, accompanied by good fortune.

A pure and noble one, a kin to the Sa’uds.

وَلمصر حظٌّ وافرٌ بخدامةٍ

وَلمصر حظٌّ وافرٌ بخدامةٍ

مِنكَ اِستَنار بِها ظَلام داكن

مِنكَ اِستَنار بِها ظَلام داكن

And Egypt has abundant good fortune through service

And Egypt has abundant fortune in serving you,

From you, through which dense darkness was illumined.

By which you lit up the darkness of the gloomy.

وَلجندها بِكَ يا أَمير لَدى الوَغى

وَلجندها بِكَ يا أَمير لَدى الوَغى

فَتح مُبين لا يكاد يُقارَن

فَتح مُبين لا يكاد يُقارَن

And for her army, through you, O commander, in battle,

And for its troops, O Prince, at times of distress,

There is a manifest victory scarcely to be matched.

Through you a clear opening, rarely matched.

وَلِمَن عرفت مِن الأَنام وقايةٌ

وَلِمَن عرفت مِن الأَنام وقايةٌ

مِن كُلِّ شَر يَقتفيهِ تَغابن

مِن كُلِّ شَر يَقتفيهِ تَغابن

And whoever among mankind you have known has protection

And for those you knew, protection

From every evil followed by loss.

From every evil pursued by the betrayer.

وَلِمَن أَجرت مِن الخُطوب حِمايةٌ

وَلِمَن أَجرت مِن الخُطوب حِمايةٌ

ما مال ظل أَو تحرّك ساكن

ما مال ظل أَو تحرّك ساكن

And whoever you have sheltered has protection from calamities,

And for those you saved from disasters, protection

As long as a shadow inclines or a still thing stirs.

Whether a shadow tilted or stillness moved.

وَلِمَن تجرّد لِلنزال مَنيّةٌ

وَلِمَن تجرّد لِلنزال مَنيّةٌ

تَأتي وَصبح المشرفية داجن

تَأتي وَصبح المشرفية داجن

And whoever readies himself for combat faces death

And for those who stripped for battle, a death

That comes while the dawn of Mashrafi swords is overcast.

That comes while Mashrafiyya lies silent.

وَلَكَم عَن الجُود الجياد لَدى اللقا

وَلَكَم عَن الجُود الجياد لَدى اللقا

ضاقَت مَياسرُ ساحةٍ وَميامن

ضاقَت مَياسرُ ساحةٍ وَميامن

And how often, for the generous, noble steeds in battle,

And how often have steeds strained in generosity,

The field's left and right flanks proved too narrow!

When the sword-arms of plain and mountain narrowed!

وَالمَدح فيكَ مِن البرية واحدٌ

وَالمَدح فيكَ مِن البرية واحدٌ

أَبداً وَفي جلِّ الوَرى مُتباين

أَبداً وَفي جلِّ الوَرى مُتباين

And mankind's praise of you is unanimous

And praise of you from the wilderness is one,

Always, while for most mortals it is divided.

While in all the lands it is varied.

وَلَكم رُمِي بشهاب باسك مارقٌ

وَلَكم رُمِي بشهاب باسك مارقٌ

مِن دينه فيما يعاهد خائن

مِن دينه فيما يعاهد خائن

And how many a renegade has been struck by the meteor of your might,

And how often a fiery meteor has been cast

Having forsaken his faith, treacherous in the pledges he makes.

At a renouncing apostate from his faith!

وَلَكم كميٍّ باسلٍ ذي نَجدةٍ

وَلَكم كميٍّ باسلٍ ذي نَجدةٍ

وَلَّى فَأَدركه المَنونُ الحائن

وَلَّى فَأَدركه المَنونُ الحائن

And how many an armored warrior, valiant and full of prowess,

And how often a stalwart, effective champion

Has fled, only to be overtaken by fatal doom.

Turned his back, and death the sly overtook him!

وَلَكَم أَسيرٍ مِن قُيود مَذلةٍ

وَلَكَم أَسيرٍ مِن قُيود مَذلةٍ

أَطلقتَه وَتَلاه بَعدُ رَهائن

أَطلقتَه وَتَلاه بَعدُ رَهائن

And how many a captive, from chains of humiliation,

And how many a prisoner from humiliating fetters

You have freed, with hostages following him afterward.

You freed, later followed by others.

وَعَفوتَ بَعد الانتصار عَن العِدا

وَعَفوتَ بَعد الانتصار عَن العِدا

وَنسيتَ ما فَعَلوا وِتلك محاسن

وَنسيتَ ما فَعَلوا وِتلك محاسن

And you pardoned your foes after victory,

And you forgave, after victory, the enemies,

And forgot what they had done—these are virtues.

Forgetting what they had done - and those are virtues.

فَاقبل يَتيمةَ فكرةٍ جادَت بِها

فَاقبل يَتيمةَ فكرةٍ جادَت بِها

لَكَ في الثَناء مِن الضَمير خَزائن

لَكَ في الثَناء مِن الضَمير خَزائن

So accept this peerless creation of thought, generously bestowed

So accept the orphan of a thought that has come to you

On you in praise by the treasuries of the heart.

From the conscience, of praise, treasures.

وَأَجز فتاك عَلى المَديح قبولَه

وَأَجز فتاك عَلى المَديح قبولَه

فَهُوَ الكِفايةُ وَالثَوابُ الراهن

فَهُوَ الكِفايةُ وَالثَوابُ الراهن

And reward your servant for his praise by accepting it;

And reward your eulogist for his eulogy,

For that is sufficient, and is the reward at hand.

For that is enough, and the present reward.

وَبرتبة البَطل الفَريق وَبعدَها

وَبرتبة البَطل الفَريق وَبعدَها

أُخرى تَهنّأ ما تقرّب بائن

أُخرى تَهنّأ ما تقرّب بائن

And in the hero's rank of lieutenant-general—and after it

And after the rank of Field Marshal,

Another rank—may you rejoice as long as the distant draws near.

Another for which congratulations will be timely.