إلى مصره عاد الخديويّ بالمنى

إلى مصره عاد الخديويّ بالمنى

وباليمن والاقبال واللَهن حارس

وباليمن والاقبال واللَهن حارس

To his Egypt the Khedive returned, with hopes;

To his Egypt the Khedive returned with hopes,

With good fortune and prosperity—and God is his guardian.

And with good fortune and prosperity, with [God?] as guardian.

وباهت به فيمن تباهى مدارس

وباهت به فيمن تباهى مدارس

له بالندى والجود فيها مغارس

له بالندى والجود فيها مغارس

And schools boasted of him among those of whom they boast;

And schools took pride in him among those who boasted;

Within them he has planted works of munificence and generosity.

Within them he has plantings of generosity and bounty.

وقال لسان الحال فيها مؤرخاً

وقال لسان الحال فيها مؤرخاً

بعودة إسماعيل سر المدارس

بعودة إسماعيل سر المدارس

And within them the tongue of circumstance spoke, giving the date:

And there the voice of circumstance spoke, recording the date:

At Ismail’s return, the schools rejoiced.

“At Ismail’s return, the schools rejoiced.”