1. أَين عَبد الحَميد رَبُّ المَعاني

    مِنكَ يا مَن أَحكَمتَ وَضع المَباني

    Where is Abd al-Hamid, master of meanings,

    beside you, who have perfected the design of structures?

  2. يا أَخا الحَزم وَالسِياسة وَالرَأ

    ي لَدينا وَيا بَديعَ الزَمان

    O man of resolve, statecraft, and judgment

    among us, O wonder of the age!

  3. أَنتَ إِنسانُ عَين دَهرك يا خَي

    رَ أَميرٍ للمكرمات يُعاني

    You are the pupil of your age's eye, O best

    of princes, striving for noble deeds.

  4. أَنتَ يا إسماعيل في كُل أَمرٍ

    لا يُجاريك يا موفَّق ثاني

    You, O Ismail, in every matter—

    no other can rival you, O favored one.

  5. أَنتَ يا كَعبة الرَشاد بمصر

    في سَماء العُلوم ضوء المَكان

    You, O Kaaba of right guidance in Egypt,

    are the light of that place in the firmament of learning.

  6. أَنتَ لا زلت راغِباً كُلَّ وَقتٍ

    في صَلاح يَمحو ضَلالة ماني

    May you ever remain eager, at every moment,

    for reform that erases Mani's error.

  7. وَلَكَ السَبق في مَيادين فَضلٍ

    وَسَدادٍ وَحكمة وَبَيان

    And yours is the lead in the fields of excellence,

    sound judgment, wisdom, and eloquence.

  8. وَلتدبيرك المجرّب لا يُن

    كِرُ يا أَوحد البرية شاني

    And your proven governance is not denied

    by a foe, O peerless one among creation.

  9. وَإِذا ما اِلتَجَى إِلَيك غُلامٌ

    خائفٌ عاش دائِماً في أَمان

    And whenever a youth seeks refuge with you,

    afraid, he lives ever in safety.

  10. وَسَعى الخَيرُ نَحوَه باهتمام

    لَكَ يا اِبن العُلا وَنال الأَماني

    And good hastens toward him through care

    of yours, O son of glory, and he gains his wishes.

  11. وَصَفا وَقتُه بِحُسن صَفاء

    مِنكَ يا مَعدَن الوَفا للمداني

    And his days grow serene through gracious goodwill

    from you, O mine of loyalty to those who draw near.

  12. فَانجز الآن يا مؤيَّدُ وعدي

    وَاغنم الأَجرَ في غَداة التَداني

    So fulfill now, O favored one, the promise made to me,

    and win the reward on the morning of drawing near.

  13. وَاقضِ لي حاجَتي وَخُذ بِيَميني

    فَلَقَد جالَ في ثَناك لِساني

    And grant me my need, and take me by my right hand,

    for my tongue has roamed in your praise.

  14. وَعَلى قَدر طاقَتي جادَ فكري

    فيكَ يا مالِكي بِبَعض المَعاني

    And, to the extent of my ability, my thought has been generous

    with some meanings about you, O my master.

  15. فَارض وَاقبل مَقال عَبدٍ شَكورٍ

    بِكَ يَسمو ما بَينَ قاص وَداني

    So be pleased, and accept the words of a grateful servant,

    who rises through you among those far and near.

  16. وَابق في نعمة تزيد وَشكرٍ

    ما تَغنت حَمامةٌ فَوق بان

    And remain amid increasing blessings and gratitude,

    as long as a dove sings atop a bān tree,

  17. أَو غَدا صالح يَقول اِبتِكاراً

    لَكَ في محفل الرضا وَالتَهاني

    or Salih comes to utter a fresh composition

    for you in a gathering of goodwill and congratulations:

  18. يا أَميري لازالَ سعدُك يَنمو

    ما تَوالى في هَذِهِ المَلَوان

    O my prince, may your good fortune ever grow,

    as long as night and day alternate in this world,

  19. أَو تَلا الفَتحَ في نَهارٍ وَلَيلٍ

    لَكَ تالٍ مُرَتِّلٌ للمثاني

    or al-Fath is recited by day and night

    for you by a reciter chanting the oft-repeated verses.