1. ملكَ البلاد وسيدَ الشعبِ

    بندى يديك وخلقك الرحبِ

    O king of the land and lord of the people,

    through your hands' bounty and your generous nature,

  2. ومعيدَ مصر أعزَّ مملكةٍ

    عادت رجاء الشرق والغربِ

    and restorer of Egypt as the mightiest kingdom,

    she has again become the hope of East and West.

  3. نالت بك استقلالها ومضت

    للمجد مكتملاً وللكسبِ

    Through you she won her independence and advanced

    toward glory in its fullness, and toward prosperity.

  4. وتناولت بالسلم غايتها

    والخلق خوف الحرب في حربِ

    And she attained her goal through peace,

    while humankind, fearing war, was at war.

  5. تترقب الأقدار آمنة

    ما مرَّ من فزع ومن خطب

    She awaits fate's decrees, secure

    against whatever terror or calamity comes to pass.

  6. أطلقت نيلك في جوانبها

    وحفظت حق الماحل الجدب

    You let your Nile flow through her regions,

    and safeguarded the barren, parched land's due.

  7. ومددت أسباب الأمان إلى

    قفر الفلا ومكامن الرعب

    And you extended the means of safety into

    the empty wilderness and the lairs of terror.

  8. وجرى سماحك وهو مرحمة

    للأمَّتين مجاري السحبِ

    And your generosity flowed, a mercy

    to both nations, as the rainclouds flow.

  9. لك من جوارك والقرابة ما

    تبغيه بين الترك والعربِ

    Through your neighborly ties and kinship, you have what

    you seek among the Turks and Arabs.

  10. ودعاية في الأرض ترسلها

    ثبت العزيمة صادق الدأب

    And you send an appeal throughout the earth,

    steadfast in resolve, sincere in your efforts.

  11. ولعل سعيك في ممالكها

    حقن الدماء وفرجة الكرب

    And may your striving in its kingdoms

    avert bloodshed and bring relief from distress.

  12. ما أكبر الحزب الرشيد سوى

    ما أنت راضيه من الحزبِ

    I esteem the well-guided party only for

    what you approve of in that party.

  13. بالعدل والإحسان توسع ما

    شاءت قوى أبطاله النجبِ

    You lavish justice and kindness as fully as

    its noble champions' strength could wish.

  14. وكأنما أنت الرسول وهم

    حول الرسول طوائف الصحبِ

    And it is as though you were the Messenger, and they

    bands of Companions around the Messenger.

  15. بلغت وزارتك الجديدة في

    شهرين ما استعصى على الحقب

    Your new ministry achieved in

    two months what had defied the ages.

  16. وأبى المراس الصعب في ملأ

    ترعاه غير المطلب الصعب

    And arduous struggle, within an assembly

    you oversee, accepted only an arduous goal.

  17. كان الجلاء أقل ما طلبوا

    بالرأي لا بالطعن والضرب

    Evacuation was the least they demanded,

    through reason, not through thrusts and blows,

  18. مستوثقين لكل ما أملوا

    من صدق ميعاد ومن قرب

    assured, in all they hoped for,

    of a true promise and its imminent fulfillment.

  19. عقبى الجريء المطمئن إلى

    ما يرتجى بهداية اللب

    Such is the outcome for the bold man, confident in

    what he hopes for, guided by reason.

  20. عاد الغريم إليك ملتمساً

    عتباك بعد حلاوة العتب

    The adversary returned to you, seeking

    your restored favor after the sweetness of reproach.

  21. يترقب العهد المريح له

    بعد الرسائل منه والكتب

    He awaits the pact that will bring him relief,

    after his messages and letters.

  22. إن ردَّ حقاً كاد يسلبه

    يوماً فقد أغضيت عن ذنب

    If he restores a right he nearly usurped

    once, then you have indeed overlooked an offense.

  23. ذكرى جلوسك عيد مملكة

    رفعت أريكتها على الشهب

    Your accession's anniversary is the festival of a kingdom

    that raised its throne upon the shooting stars,

  24. وحمت كرامتها البلاد وإن

    جاءت بهذا الخصب والعذب

    and whose dignity has guarded the land, though

    it offers such fertility and sweet water.

  25. ملأ الزمان المهرجان كما

    ملأ الغرام جوانح الصب

    The festival filled time, just as

    passion fills the ardent lover's breast.

  26. وجلت لعيدك مصر زخرفها

    ومظاهر الخيلاء والعجب

    And Egypt unveiled her finery for your festival,

    and her displays of pomp and pride.

  27. وبدت سرائرها أمامك في

    خفق اللواء ورونق الركب

    And her innermost feelings appeared before you in

    the banner's flutter and the procession's splendor.

  28. إن الذي في الأفق تشهده

    لدليل ما في العين والقلب

    Indeed, what you behold on the horizon

    is a sure sign of what is in the eye and heart.

  29. والملك في الدنيا مداولة

    إلا الذي يبنى على الحب

    And sovereignty in this world passes from hand to hand,

    except that which is built on love.