1. يا سيد ما أنت إلا سيد

    للنشأة الزهرا دليل كالعلم

    O master, you are none other than a master.

    A guide to the radiant new beginning, like a landmark.

  2. شهم إذا ما رمت قصداً للعلا

    بحر السياسة ان تناولت القلم

    Gallant when you set your sights on glory,

    An ocean of statesmanship if you take up the pen.

  3. بطل إذا ما شئت اعلان الولا

    تسمو بك الاوطان يا بيت الحكم

    A hero whenever you wish to proclaim allegiance;

    Through you the homelands rise, O house of rule.

  4. أحييت جهرا ليلة سدنا بها

    كل الورى وبها انجلت عنا الظلم

    You publicly celebrated a night on which we ruled

    All humankind, and on which darkness lifted from us.

  5. في يومها جلس الخيفة بالرضا

    عبد الحميد على الكيان المنتظم

    On its day the caliph [apparently intended] sat with approval,

    Abd al-Hamid, upon the well-ordered structure—

  6. عرش الخلافة فاتحا بيمينه

    باب الصفا وشماله سيف النقم

    The throne of the caliphate—opening with his right hand

    The gate of serenity, and his left hand a sword of retribution.

  7. ما قامت الاعياد لولا يا فتى

    ذا العيد أو كانت على وشك العدم

    No festivals would have arisen, young man, but for

    This festival—or they would have been on the brink of extinction.

  8. مالا تتم الواجبات بغيره

    حق اتفاقا والاصول بذا حكم

    That without which obligations cannot be fulfilled

    Is obligatory by consensus; the principles of law have ruled thus.

  9. عابوك حقداً شأن كل مهذب

    ذي نعمة والله يجزي من ظلم

    They faulted you out of spite—the lot of every refined man

    Endowed with blessing; and God requites whoever does wrong.

  10. دع خائضا في غيه وأصبر كما

    صبر الكرام الأولون من الامم

    Leave him wading in his error, and be patient as

    The noble men of old among the nations were patient.

  11. ولك الثنا والشكر من كل الملا

    في دائرات الحرب أو حال السلم

    And yours are praise and thanks from all the people,

    In the vicissitudes of war or in times of peace.

  12. ولمثل ذا فليعمل الاقوام او

    فليفسحوا عند الزحام لمن عزم

    And for the like of this let the peoples strive, or

    Then let them make room amid the crush for those with resolve.

  13. وتفخر فعل لا مقال فكاهة

    والذين بالافعال والاقوال تم

    And pride lies in deeds, not words of jest;

    And religion [apparently intended] is perfected through deeds and words.