Sol 6.1

  1. Yours are blessed love and salutations,

    And sincere, true praise and honor.

  2. The sons of my province invited you to honor it;

    So my province was the first place you honored.

  3. Whoever advances the highest ideal and brings it near,

    He is thus most deserving of favor and precedence.

  4. Egypt's minister, whose ministry has brought

    Every measure shielded from whims.

  5. And master of might, who protects the finest kingdom;

    And you govern well, caring for the best of subjects.

  6. And preeminent in judgment, in peace and in alarm,

    And your terms hold force in settlement and arbitration.

  7. And regulator of the Nile, you measure it and release it

    In abundant flow, with the fairest distribution and apportionment.

  8. Thus the sister is not extravagant in her use of water,

    Nor is the brother deprived of water.

  9. Turn to every sight that gladdens

    Your soul, and to the purest of what is read and inscribed.

  10. And speak to the people, reminding and enlightening them,

    So they may find comfort through speech and conversation.

  11. For what you intend is not suspect,

    Nor is your faithful supporter defeated.

  12. Nor is what you put into effect opposed,

    Nor is what you build demolished.

  13. Noble deeds, bonds of affection, and compassion

    Have come, filling the laws and decrees.

  14. The least of their blessings is recovery and well-being

    For the sick, and giving priority to those in distress.

  15. What case has the angry faction against you, when you have not

    Wished them anything but reform and rectification?

  16. If indeed they insist on profiting from an event

    Without your consent, they will squander every gain.

  17. Thus, directing affairs, racing ahead toward a goal,

    Is incumbent upon you for the beloved homeland.

Sol 6.1