1. عاود جهادكَ مقضيَّ المشيئاتِ

    واستكمل النصر سلميَّ الفتوحاتِ

    Resume your struggle, your wishes granted,

    and complete the victory, peaceful in your conquests.

  2. برئتَ من علة طالت وطال بما

    صبرت أجرُك في ماضٍ وفي آت

    You recovered from a lingering illness; and for what

    you patiently endured, your reward grew, in the past and in times to come.

  3. فجئت في صحة للخير دائمة

    أصح قولاً وأعمالاً ونيات

    So you returned in lasting health for doing good,

    sounder in speech, deeds, and intentions.

  4. وما تزال تداوي ما بطائفة

    مخدوعة من تَعلّات وعلات

    Still you treat what afflicts a faction,

    deluded as it is: pretexts and ailments.

  5. توعَّدوا بانتقاضٍ أو بمؤتمر

    فهل مضى يوم تأديب المحاماة

    They threatened revolt or a congress;

    then has the day of disciplining the bar passed?

  6. يمهدون بتمويهٍ لتبرئةٍ

    ويدفعون إليها بالنداءات

    They prepare, through deception, for an acquittal,

    and press toward it with appeals.

  7. إذا رووا عنك ما الرائي يكذبه

    فما يضرك من تلك الروايات

    If they report about you what an eyewitness refutes,

    what harm, then, can those accounts do you?

  8. فاترك صحائفهم تجلو مواقفهم

    فإنها بهِمُ شرُّ السعايات

    So let their newspapers expose their positions,

    for they are the most damning denunciations against them.

  9. يطالبونك بالصعب العسير على

    ما أسلفوا من سياسات وثورات

    They demand of you what is difficult and arduous, despite

    their past policies and revolutions.

  10. وما لهم يضعون الشوك في سبلٍ

    رأيتها المستقيمات الأمينات

    Why do they strew thorns in paths

    you have found straight and safe?

  11. فإن همُ حكموا عن هين عجزوا

    وإن خلوا أرجفوا بالمستحيلات

    If they govern, they fail at even simple things;

    and if left alone, they spread alarming rumors of impossibilities.

  12. أمن طلابهم الموت الزؤام إلى

    طلاب حكم وسلطان وثارات

    Have they gone from seeking dreadful death to

    seeking rule, power, and vengeance?

  13. وهل يريدون في مجرى الدماء لهم

    وفي مَجرِّ الضحايا المهرجانات

    And do they want for themselves, amid flowing blood

    and the dragging of victims, festivals?

  14. وبعد ما كذبوا الجهال ما وعدوا

    لم يبرحوا يستغلون الجهالات

    And after lying to the ignorant in their promises,

    they have never ceased exploiting ignorance.

  15. فوضى أقلية تودي بمملكة

    فكيف تترك فوضى الأكثريات

    A minority's anarchy can ruin a kingdom;

    so how can the anarchy of majorities be left unchecked?

  16. لا رأى في الأمر إلا للمحيط به

    ولا مكانة إلا للكفايات

    Only one who fully understands a matter should have a say in it,

    and standing belongs only to competence.

  17. وما النيابة والشورى لمتخذٍ

    للعيش من شيع الأهواء آلات

    Representation and consultation are not for one who makes

    factions of whim his tools for earning a living.

  18. أمانة عندك الدستور تحفظه

    وأنت أقوى على حفظ الأمانات

    The constitution is a trust in your keeping; you safeguard it,

    and you are best able to safeguard trusts.

  19. فإن تشأ فأداء لا أوان له

    وإن تشأ فأداء بعد ساعات

    If you wish, its return has no appointed time;

    and if you wish, it can be returned after a few hours.

  20. تريده جامعاً للقوم شملهم

    لا للنزاع وتفريق الجماعات

    You want it to gather the people in unity,

    not for conflict and the division of communities.

  21. فليتق اللّه فيه طالبوه فما

    طلابه بأباطيل وسوءات

    Let those demanding it fear God concerning it, for it is not

    to be sought through falsehoods and shameful deeds.

  22. أشفقتُ مما جنته منهمُ فئة

    وجئت أطلب في الجاني الشفاعات

    I was troubled by what a faction among them had done,

    and came seeking intercession on the offender's behalf.

  23. عسى لهم في الذي أبدوه من عنت

    عذر لديك وستر للخفيّات

    Perhaps, for the obstinacy they showed, they have

    an excuse with you, and a veil for what lies hidden.

  24. فيهم قريبي وجاري والشريك ولي

    على جميعهمُ حق الرعايات

    Among them are my kinsman, neighbor, and partner; I have

    a claim to consideration from them all.

  25. وإن تكن فدية منهم وتضحية

    ترضيك عنهم ففي ترك العداوات

    And if a ransom and a sacrifice from them

    would reconcile you to them, let it be abandoning enmities.

  26. لقد أخذت من الدنيا حقائقها

    وما أراحك أصحاب الخيالات

    You have indeed grasped the realities of the world,

    and dreamers have given you no respite.

  27. ولو يغالون في خير أعَنْتَهُمُ

    على التعجُّل فيه والمقالات

    Were they to go to extremes in doing good, you would help them

    to hasten it and speak on its behalf.

  28. يكابر الرهط في رأيي ومعتقدي

    وهل يكابر يوماً في مروءاتي

    The faction obstinately disputes my views and beliefs;

    but can it ever dispute my honorable conduct?

  29. حمل الجبال على الإنسان أهون من

    حمل الأذى وجدال المخطئ العاتي

    For a person, bearing mountains is easier than

    bearing abuse and arguing with an obstinate wrongdoer.

  30. ليت القصائد إذ أمضيتها نذراً

    في كلِّ ناحيةٍ عادت بشارات

    Would that the poems, when I sent them forth as warnings

    to every quarter, had returned as glad tidings.

  31. وليتني بعد ما أحكمتها ذمماً

    للجانبين توليت السفارات

    And would that, after making them firm pledges

    for both sides, I had undertaken diplomatic missions.

  32. ولو ملكت جعلت الناس كلهمُ

    ملائكاً وجميع الأرض جنات

    Had I the power, I would make all people

    angels, and all the earth gardens.

  33. يا خادم الشعب في حزب بلغت به

    كبرى الرياسة موفور الكرامات

    O servant of the people in a party through which you reached

    the highest leadership, rich in honors,

  34. والمخلص الحر للتاج الذي ظفرت

    بك الوزارة منه بالضمانات

    and noble loyalist of the crown, from which

    the ministry, through you, secured guarantees,

  35. ومحكم النيل تحميه وتحرسه

    ضخم القناطر فياض الخزانات

    and regulator of the Nile, which you protect and guard,

    with mighty barrages and overflowing reservoirs,

  36. فما تخيفك نقصاناً موارده

    ولا يخيفك طغيان الزيادات

    so its sources do not alarm you with shortage,

    nor does the flooding of its excess waters frighten you.

  37. وللمهندس في المجرى تصرُّفه

    وللسماء ينابيع البحيرات

    And the engineer has his control over the watercourse,

    and to heaven belong the wellsprings of the lakes.

  38. تناول الشرق من واديك قدوته

    حكومة وتقاليداً وعادات

    The East has taken its example from your valley

    in government, traditions, and customs.

  39. وقرَّبت بين أهليه عواطفهم

    قبل اقتراب المراسي والمطارات

    And its peoples' affections brought them closer together

    before harbors and airports drew near.

  40. بدأت بالفرس والأفغان ممتلكاً

    قلوبهم بالمواثيق المصونات

    You began with the Persians and Afghans, winning

    their hearts through honored covenants.

  41. وعوض الود حراً كل مملكة

    عمالها من حقوق وامتيازات

    And goodwill, freely given, compensated every kingdom

    for the rights and privileges it possessed.

  42. ولان في الأرض جبارٌ يساورها

    وقد أمدك جبار السموات

    And an earthly tyrant who assailed it grew pliant,

    and the Almighty of the heavens had aided you.

  43. ما زلت ترتاضه حتى اطمأن فإن

    أرضيته مرة أرضاك مرات

    You kept taming him until he felt secure; and if

    you please him once, he pleases you many times.

  44. إن كان لا بد من عهد عليك له

    فالعهد أفضل من تلك المداراة

    If a pledge binding you to him is unavoidable,

    then the pledge is better than such appeasement.

  45. فما تضيق بك الدنيا غداً وبه

    بعد المساواة فيها والمصافاة

    For tomorrow the world will not be too narrow for you and him,

    once equality and sincere friendship prevail within it.

  46. سبقت ظني إلى ما ودَّه وطني

    وأمتي وتجاوزت النبوّات

    You outstripped my expectations in fulfilling the wishes of my homeland

    and my nation, and surpassed the prophecies.

  47. لتفصلنَّ غنياً في قضيتها

    عن البراهين فيها والشهادات

    You shall surely settle its cause, having no need

    of proofs or testimony concerning it.

  48. وإنك المثل الأعلى لملتمسٍ

    وسائلاً وأمانيّاً وغايات

    You are indeed the supreme example for one seeking

    means, aspirations, and goals.