لحاظكyour glances فيamong العُشاقthe lovers سَيفٌa sword مهندُof Indian steel
لحاظك في العُشاق سَيفٌ مهندُ
وَقَدّكand your figure غُصنa bough مائسswaying مُتأَوِّدُgently bending
وَقَدّك غُصن مائس مُتأَوِّدُ
Your glances among lovers are a sword of Indian steel;
Your cheeks among lovers are a sharpened sword,
And your figure is a swaying, gently bending bough.
And your nape is a supple, bending branch.
وَبَدركand your full moon فيin أُفقthe horizon of الملاحةbeauty دُونَهbeneath it
وَبَدرك في أُفق الملاحة دُونَه
شُموسُsuns ضُحىof midmorning أَنوارُهاtheir lights تَتَوقَّدblaze
شُموسُ ضُحى أَنوارُها تَتَوقَّد
And your full moon, on beauty's horizon, has beneath it
Your full moon in the horizon of sailing is unmatched,
Midmorning suns whose lights blaze.
Suns of morning whose lights kindle and ignite.
وَثَغركand your mouth فيهِin it الدرthe pearls عقدٌa necklace مُنظَّمٌneatly strung
وَثَغرك فيهِ الدر عقدٌ مُنظَّمٌ
وَدُونكand beneath you ريمٌa gazelle ناعسُdrowsy الطَرفthe gaze أَغيَدsupple
وَدُونك ريمٌ ناعسُ الطَرف أَغيَد
And in your mouth, pearls form a neatly strung necklace;
Your lips on them a string of pearls arranged,
And a drowsy-eyed, supple gazelle ranks beneath you.
Below them a gazelle asleep with languid eyes.
وَخصركand your waist ياO حُلوsweet الشَمائلof disposition فيin يَديmy hand
وَخصرك يا حُلو الشَمائل في يَدي
يَكادalmost لماbecause of what فيهِis in it مِنof اللينsoftness يُعقدis knotted
يَكاد لما فيهِ مِن اللين يُعقد
And your waist, O sweet-natured one, in my hand
Your waist, O sweet of features, in my hand,
Could almost be knotted, so supple is it.
Nearly knots from the softness that is inside.
وَأَنتَand you مَليحa beauty أَبدَعfashioned wondrously اللَهُGod شَكلَهhis form
وَأَنتَ مَليح أَبدَع اللَهُ شَكلَه
بِفائقwith surpassing حسنbeauty جَمعُهits entirety فيكin you مُفرَدunique
بِفائق حسن جَمعُه فيك مُفرَد
And you are a beauty whose form God wondrously fashioned
You are graceful, God created your form perfectly,
With surpassing beauty, all of it uniquely gathered in you.
With outstanding beauty He gathered solely in you.
فَهاتso bring it اِسقِنيgive me drink الصَهباthe wine عَلىin رَغمspite of عاذلٍa reproacher
فَهات اِسقِني الصَهبا عَلى رَغم عاذلٍ
يَغورُdescends into lowlands بِواديin the valley of اللومblame فيكon your account وَيُنجِدand ascends to highlands
يَغورُ بِوادي اللوم فيك وَيُنجِد
So bring it—pour me the wine despite a reproacher
So give me the wine despite the blamer’s descent,
Who descends into blame's valley on your account and ascends its heights.
Who sinks into the valley of blame against you and helps.
فَإِنfor indeed زَمانيmy days قَدalready صَفاbecame serene ليfor me بِدَولةunder a reign
فَإِن زَماني قَد صَفا لي بِدَولة
لِتَوفيقهاfor its Tawfiq فيin مَصرEgypt رَأيٌjudgment مُسددrightly guided
لِتَوفيقها في مَصر رَأيٌ مُسدد
For my days have grown serene under a reign
For my time has been blessed with a government
Whose Tawfiq in Egypt has rightly guided judgment.
Whose success in Egypt is a well-aimed vision.
لَهُfor him اللَهGod مِنwhat a صَدرchief رَفيعlofty بِناؤُهhis edifice
لَهُ اللَه مِن صَدر رَفيع بِناؤُه
عَلىupon العَدلjustice فيin تِلكَthose الدِيارlands مشيَّدfirmly built
عَلى العَدل في تِلكَ الدِيار مشيَّد
God bless him—a chief whose lofty edifice
God gave him a lofty, just chest to build
Is built upon justice in those lands.
On justice in those lands established and formed.
وَرَأفتهand his compassion بِالعالَمينtoward all people سَجيةٌan innate trait
وَرَأفته بِالعالَمين سَجيةٌ
بِهاto it كُلevery فَردperson فيin المَحافلthe assemblies يَشهَدbears witness
بِها كُل فَرد في المَحافل يَشهَد
And his compassion toward all people is an innate trait
And his mercy to all creation is a trait
To which every person in the assemblies bears witness.
By which each soul in gatherings bears witness.
وَغَيثand the rain يَدَيthe two hands of علياهHis Highness فيat كُلevery لَحظةٍmoment
وَغَيث يَدَي علياه في كُل لَحظةٍ
يَفيضpours عَلىover أَرضthe land of العفاةpetitioners فَتسعَدso it prospers
يَفيض عَلى أَرض العفاة فَتسعَد
And the rain of His Highness's two hands, at every moment,
The rain of his high hands each instant
Pours over the petitioners' land, making it prosper.
Spills on the land of the destitute and brings joy.
أَلاtake heed ياO بَنيsons of الأَوطانthe homelands إِنindeed أَميرَكُمyour prince
أَلا يا بَني الأَوطان إِن أَميرَكُم
أَياديهِhis favors لاnot تُحصىare counted وَلاand not تَتَحددare bounded
أَياديهِ لا تُحصى وَلا تَتَحدد
Take heed, O sons of the homelands: indeed, your prince
O children of homelands, your ruler, his hands
Has favors beyond counting and beyond bounds.
Are uncounted, unbounded, unrestrained!
فَقُومواso attend لَهُfor him بِالواجِباتto the duties وَقابِلواand repay
فَقُوموا لَهُ بِالواجِبات وَقابِلوا
مَساعيهِhis efforts بِالشُكرwith gratitude الَّذيthat لاnot يَقيَّدis restricted
مَساعيهِ بِالشُكر الَّذي لا يَقيَّد
So fulfill your duties toward him, and repay
So stand by your duties to him and match
His efforts with gratitude that knows no bounds.
His efforts with unsparing thanks unfettered.
وَقُولواand say بِإِخلاصwith sincerity مَعيwith me فيin دُعائكمyour prayers
وَقُولوا بِإِخلاص مَعي في دُعائكم
يَدومmay endure لَناfor us هَذاthis المُشيرthe marshal المُمَجَّدthe exalted
يَدوم لَنا هَذا المُشير المُمَجَّد
And say sincerely with me in your prayers:
And say with me sincerely in your prayers,
May this exalted marshal long endure for us.
May this honored counselor endure and stay!
فَقَدfor indeed سارَhe followed فيin التَدبيرgovernance أَحسنthe finest سيرةcourse
فَقَد سارَ في التَدبير أَحسن سيرة
بِفَضلwith excellence عَلَيهِfor it فيthroughout المَمالكthe realms يُحسَدhe is envied
بِفَضل عَلَيهِ في المَمالك يُحسَد
For in governance he has followed the finest course,
For he has governed most excellently, by grace
With excellence for which he is envied throughout the realms.
Upon him in realms he is envied always.
أَياO اِبنson of خديويthe Khedive of مَصرEgypt إنindeed قُلوبَناour hearts
أَيا اِبن خديوي مَصر إن قُلوبَنا
عَلىupon حُبكlove for you المَفروضthe obligatory تُطوىare folded وَتُفرَدand are unfolded
عَلى حُبك المَفروض تُطوى وَتُفرَد
O son of Egypt's Khedive, indeed our hearts
O son of the Khedive of Egypt, our hearts
Are folded and unfolded around the love we owe you.
Are folded around our ordained love for you.
وَكَيفَand how وَقَدwhen indeed أَحييتyou revived مِناof us نُفوسناour souls
وَكَيفَ وَقَد أَحييت مِنا نُفوسنا
بِوافرwith abundant بذلgiving مِنهُfrom it يَعذُبbecomes sweet مَوردa wellspring
بِوافر بذل مِنهُ يَعذُب مَورد
And how could it be otherwise, when you have revived our souls
How not, when you revived our souls
With abundant giving that makes a wellspring sweet?
With abundant generosity, a sweet spring to drink.
وَأَولَيتناand you granted us مِنfrom صدقthe truth of وَعدكyour promise ماthat which بِهِthrough it
وَأَولَيتنا مِن صدق وَعدك ما بِهِ
تَسودyou rise supreme عَلىover كُلall الأَنامmankind وَتُحمدand are praised
تَسود عَلى كُل الأَنام وَتُحمد
And through your faithful promise you have granted us that by which
And you gave us of your honest promise what makes you
You rise above all mankind and are praised.
Prevail over all people and earn acclaim.
فَإِنso if غبتَyou are absent فَالأَرواحthen the souls تَسعىhasten جُنودُهاtheir hosts
فَإِن غبتَ فَالأَرواح تَسعى جُنودُها
لَدَيكto your presence وَفيand in الأَشباحthe bodies دُونكwithout you تزهدthey lose interest
لَدَيك وَفي الأَشباح دُونك تزهد
So if you are absent, the souls' hosts hasten
If you are absent, spirits race and yearn,
To you, spurning bodies without you.
While visions without you are spurned and shunned.
وَلَولاكand but for you لَمwould not تَسمَحyield بِنَظمwith verse قَريحةa poetic gift
وَلَولاك لَم تَسمَح بِنَظم قَريحة
تَكادit nearly لِعَجزيbecause of my inability عَنto مَديحكpraising you تَجمدfreezes
تَكاد لِعَجزي عَن مَديحك تَجمد
And but for you, my poetic gift would not have yielded verse;
Without you, poetry would not be allowed to compose,
It nearly freezes at my inability to praise you.
Almost frozen in inability to praise you.
وَلَولاكand but for you ماnot باحَdisclosed اللِسانthe tongue بِماof what اِنطَوىfolded
وَلَولاك ما باحَ اللِسان بِما اِنطَوى
عَلَيهِaround it فُؤادٌa heart ودُّهits love مُتَأكِّدsteadfast
عَلَيهِ فُؤادٌ ودُّه مُتَأكِّد
And but for you, the tongue would not have revealed what is enfolded
Without you the tongue would not reveal what filled
Within a heart whose love is steadfast.
A heart loyal, intent upon you.
فَعشso live رافِلاًstriding proudly فيin حلةthe robe of الملكkingship وَاقترحand ask
فَعش رافِلاً في حلة الملك وَاقترح
عَلىof الدَهرtime ماwhatever تَبغىyou desire فَأَنتَfor you المؤيدthe upheld one
عَلى الدَهر ما تَبغى فَأَنتَ المؤيد
So live, striding proudly in the robe of kingship, and ask
So live as a magnificent king, and suggest
Of time whatever you desire, for you are upheld.
To fate what you wish, for you are supported.
وَفُزand gain ياO وَليَّheir to العَهدthe succession مِنfrom طيّبsweet الثَناpraise
وَفُز يا وَليَّ العَهد مِن طيّب الثَنا
دَواماًalways بِماwith what فيهِin it الرضاcontentment ياO مُحمدMuhammad
دَواماً بِما فيهِ الرضا يا مُحمد
And gain, O crown prince, from sweet praise
And succeed, O Heir Apparent, with bountiful praise
Always that which brings contentment, O Muhammad.
Everlasting, fulfilling all gladness, O Muhammad!
فَقَدfor indeed عَمَّتspread everywhere البُشرىthe glad tidings بِمقدمكat your arrival الَّذيwhich
فَقَد عَمَّت البُشرى بِمقدمك الَّذي
بِهِthrough it نالَattained ماwhat يرجوhe hopes for غُلامa servant وَسَيدand a master
بِهِ نالَ ما يرجو غُلام وَسَيد
For glad tidings have spread everywhere at your arrival, by which
For the good tidings have spread of your arrival, which
Servant and master attained what they hoped for.
Brought all that boy and elder hoped to gain.
فَلاso never زلتmay you cease فيin التَوكيلdeputizing عَنon behalf of خَيرthe best سَيدmaster
فَلا زلت في التَوكيل عَن خَير سَيد
لِأَحكامهfor his decrees نعمexcellent is الوَزيرthe minister المُعضَّدthe well-supported
لِأَحكامه نعم الوَزير المُعضَّد
So may you ever remain, as deputy for the best of masters,
You still represent the best lord in delegation,
An excellent minister for his decrees, firmly supported.
His judgments well-supported by the vizier.
وَلاand never زالَmay it cease ثَغرthe lips of الملكkingship يَتلوrecites مؤرخاًas a chronogram
وَلا زالَ ثَغر الملك يَتلو مؤرخاً
لِمَصرfor Egypt بِتَوفيقيthrough my Tawfiq مَعwith العَدلjustice سؤددglory
لِمَصر بِتَوفيقي مَع العَدل سؤدد
And may kingship's lips keep reciting this chronogram:
And still the king’s mouth chronicles Egypt
'Through my Tawfiq, with justice, Egypt has glory.'
With my success and justice both secured.
Sol 6.1