أنوار مصر بتشريف الخديو لها

أنوار مصر بتشريف الخديو لها

أعيت بوصف حلاها كل منطيق

أعيت بوصف حلاها كل منطيق

Egypt’s lights, graced by the Khedive’s honoring of her,

Egypt's lights, with the Khedive honoring her,

Roses of Egypt in the Khedive's light

Have left every eloquent tongue unable to describe their beauty.

Have baffled every eloquent speaker describing their splendor.

Any speaker is at a loss to describe her beauty

نور السماء وأنوار العزيز على

نور السماء وأنوار العزيز على

نور المصابيح في أنواره توفيق

نور المصابيح في أنواره توفيق

Heaven’s light and the radiance of the Almighty shine upon

Heaven's light and the sovereign's lights above

The light of heaven and the glorious lights upon

The light of the lamps; amid its splendors is Tawfiq.

The lamps' glow—in his radiance is harmony (Tawfiq).

The lanterns' lights are guided by his light