تقدم بقانونك العادل — أحمد الكاشف

Advance with your just law,

and come forward with your complete constitution.

And bring, from rational guidance, the

path to the rightly guided, rational man.

And bring forth such truth as leaves

no room for corrupt conduct.

You succeeded in reforming the affairs of the age,

and in you lies the strength to carry it forward.

And you brought men their scales,

freeing them from the trifler's whims.

And you safeguarded parliamentary representation from a trader

who bargains over it, and from an idler.

And you widened the choice available to aspirations

at the appointed time that gathers all and decides.

And you prepare for the present

generous provisions, and for the future.

And you guarantee a good outcome

for the steadfast, virtuous principle.

You discharged the trust of your people,

and the giver's due from the receiver.

So why has the man who once supported what

you wish turned into a faultfinder?

And he criticized your affairs, though he knows well

your justification in the circumstances that prevail.

He obstructs your ships upon the surging sea,

while the triflers are on the shore.

And the age's foe gloats at the reconciliation,

over him and the companion who maintains ties.

And the followers of the angry remain

at war with the man who works.

And you are occupied with the affairs

of Egypt, while they are occupied with you.

And you wash away their stains,

while they bear rancor against the cleanser.

You treated them gently one day, whereupon they attacked

the neighbor, the family, and the guest.

And did they submit to you after what

they experienced of your formidable might?

And your wresting their power away

is like wresting a weapon from a killer.

Mad for rule, they seek it,

and time is obstacle enough for them.

And under what law, other than theirs,

does leadership belong to the ignorant?

And in what age, other than theirs,

does government belong to the heedless?

And they have lost hope of stirring souls,

and of their setting star's return.

And their road grew long and winding,

so they returned to the leaning support.

They send their envoys out into the darkness

and seek the favor of the one who fails them.

He puts them off while they stand

at his door like a beggar.

And he cares nothing for the humiliation of the one who stays

among them, nor for the grief of the one who leaves.

And he witnessed your formidable mettle,

so he offered his complete submission.

And he became, through this goodwill

toward you, free of the hardship now past.

You held the people's redemption in their distress,

and their ultimate fate on your eventful day.

And you enabled them, through the comrades' unity,

to obtain their right, returning and accruing to them.

The conviction of one steadfast in his opinion

you united with the capacity of the hopeful.