سُرور الداوري وَهوَ السَعيدُ

سُرور الداوري وَهوَ السَعيدُ

بِهِ تَحيا الرَعية وَالعَبيدُ

بِهِ تَحيا الرَعية وَالعَبيدُ

The joy of al-Dawari—he is Sa'id, the fortunate;

The joy of Dawood Pasha, and he is the fortunate one,

through him, the subjects and slaves live.

With him the commoners and servants thrive,

وَما يَحيى وَجعفرُه العَميدُ

وَما يَحيى وَجعفرُه العَميدُ

لَهُ إِلّا كَبعض التابعينا

لَهُ إِلّا كَبعض التابعينا

And Yahya and his Ja'far, the eminent chief,

And with Jafar his pillar of support alive,

are beside him no more than some of his followers.

He has none but some followers.

فَنعم الصَدرُ خَير الناس طرّا

فَنعم الصَدرُ خَير الناس طرّا

لَقَد أَحيا بِنَشر العَدل مَصرا

لَقَد أَحيا بِنَشر العَدل مَصرا

What an excellent leader—the best of all people!

So excellent is he, the best of people by far,

He has indeed revived Egypt by spreading justice.

He revived Egypt by spreading justice,

فَنالَ بِذَلك الإِحسان أَجرا

فَنالَ بِذَلك الإِحسان أَجرا

وَسادَ عَلى الصُدور الأَوّلينا

وَسادَ عَلى الصُدور الأَوّلينا

And so he earned a reward for that beneficence,

And so gained reward through that benevolence,

and rose above the leaders of old.

And prevailed over the foremost masters.

هَلمّوا في نَهار المَهرجانِ

هَلمّوا في نَهار المَهرجانِ

وَأَيام المَسرّات الحِسانِ

وَأَيام المَسرّات الحِسانِ

Come on the day of the festival,

Come on the day of festival,

and on the days of lovely rejoicing.

And days of delightful pleasures,

لِنَركُضَ في مَيادين التَهاني

لِنَركُضَ في مَيادين التَهاني

بِحُصن صارَ في مَصرٍ حَصينا

بِحُصن صارَ في مَصرٍ حَصينا

Let us gallop in the arenas of congratulation,

Let's race in fields of congratulations,

within a fortress that has become impregnable in Egypt.

To a fortress made in Egypt impregnable.

بِهِ نَجد الطوابي بِالمَدافعْ

بِهِ نَجد الطوابي بِالمَدافعْ

وَبِالأَبس الَّذي يَخشاه طامعْ

وَبِالأَبس الَّذي يَخشاه طامعْ

In it we find the batteries furnished with cannon,

With it we have canons in towers,

and with the howitzer that a covetous foe fears,

And weapons that deter the covetous,

وَبِالهَون الَّتي فيها المَنافعْ

وَبِالهَون الَّتي فيها المَنافعْ

لَنا وَالضرّ لا يَخطي مَهينا

لَنا وَالضرّ لا يَخطي مَهينا

and with mortars, in which lie benefits

And lances which bring benefits,

for us, while their harm never misses a contemptible man.

While harm avoids the humble.

بِنا نَسعى لِقَلعة خَير صَدرِ

بِنا نَسعى لِقَلعة خَير صَدرِ

مَليك الناس مِن عَبد وَحرِّ

مَليك الناس مِن عَبد وَحرِّ

Together we hasten to the citadel of the finest leader,

With it we strive for the fortress of the best master,

ruler of the people, slave and free:

Ruler of people, free and bound,

سَعيد الداوريِّ عَزيز مَصرِ

سَعيد الداوريِّ عَزيز مَصرِ

أَثيل المَجد كنز الوافدينا

أَثيل المَجد كنز الوافدينا

Sa'id al-Dawari, Egypt's mighty lord,

Dawood Pasha, mighty one of Egypt,

of deep-rooted glory, a treasure for those who come.

Peerless glory, treasure of newcomers.

أَما وَأَبيه وَالسَبع المَثاني

أَما وَأَبيه وَالسَبع المَثاني

وَرَب البَيت وَالرُكن اليَماني

وَرَب البَيت وَالرُكن اليَماني

Indeed, by his father and the seven oft-repeated verses,

By his father and the seven oft-repeated,

and by the Lord of the House and the Yemeni Corner,

And Lord of the House and the Yemeni corner,

لَقَد نلنا بِهِ كُلَّ الأَماني

لَقَد نلنا بِهِ كُلَّ الأَماني

وَسالمنا الزَمان وَما نَسينا

وَسالمنا الزَمان وَما نَسينا

we have indeed attained every wish through him.

With him we attained all wishes,

And Time made peace with us and did not forget us.

And greeted time, nothing forgot.

وَأَنعشنا بِهِ صَوتُ المَثاني

وَأَنعشنا بِهِ صَوتُ المَثاني

فَهَل نَخشى صُروفاً لِلزَمان

فَهَل نَخشى صُروفاً لِلزَمان

And through him, the sound of the lute strings revived us.

With him we revived the voice of singers,

So need we fear the vicissitudes of time?

Shall we then fear the turns of time?

وَكَيفَ وَما لَهُ في العَدل ثاني

وَكَيفَ وَما لَهُ في العَدل ثاني

لَنا يبقيهِ رَب العالمينا

لَنا يبقيهِ رَب العالمينا

And how could we, when he has no equal in justice?

How, when none matches him in justice,

May the Lord of the worlds preserve him for us;

Our Lord will keep him, Lord of the worlds.

لَنا يُبقيهِ في عز وَمجدِ

لَنا يُبقيهِ في عز وَمجدِ

بِطول الدَهر تَحتَ لِواء سَعدِ

بِطول الدَهر تَحتَ لِواء سَعدِ

may He preserve him for us in honor and glory,

Our Lord will keep him in might and glory,

throughout all time, beneath the banner of good fortune.

For ages under the flag of fortune,

وَلا برحت لَهُ الأَيام تبدي

وَلا برحت لَهُ الأَيام تبدي

بِأَوقات الهَنا فَتحاً مُبينا

بِأَوقات الهَنا فَتحاً مُبينا

And may the days never cease to reveal to him,

And days have not ceased displaying,

in times of joy, a manifest victory.

Times of joy, successive openings.

وَلا زالت عَساكره بِعزمِهْ

وَلا زالت عَساكره بِعزمِهْ

وَجودة رَأيِهِ وَسَديد حَزمهْ

وَجودة رَأيِهِ وَسَديد حَزمهْ

And may his armies never cease, through his resolve,

His armies still with his resolve,

and the excellence of his judgment and his sound decisiveness,

The excellence of his view and steady prudence,

وشدّة بَأسهِ وَبَديع نَظمهْ

وشدّة بَأسهِ وَبَديع نَظمهْ

تَدوس لِفَرط هَيبته العَرينا

تَدوس لِفَرط هَيبته العَرينا

and the strength of his valor and his splendid organization,

The intensity of his might and eloquent rhythm,

to trample the lion's den, so great is the awe he inspires.

Trample with awe’s excess the burrows.

وَلا زلنا ندير كؤس بشرِ

وَلا زلنا ندير كؤس بشرِ

بِدَولته إِلى حَشر وَنَشرِ

بِدَولته إِلى حَشر وَنَشرِ

And may we never cease to pass round cups of gladness

Still we pass the cup of joy,

under his rule, until the Gathering and Resurrection,

With his rule, until resurrection and scattering,

وَنرفل دائِماً في ثَوب فَخرِ

وَنرفل دائِماً في ثَوب فَخرِ

بِساحته الرَحيبة آمنينا

بِساحته الرَحيبة آمنينا

and always walk proudly in a robe of pride,

And we are garbed evermore in pride’s robe,

safe in his spacious courtyard.

In his spacious, secure court.