Sol 6.1

  1. ملكَ البلاد وسيدَ الشعبِ

    بندى يديك وخلقك الرحبِ

    O king of the land and lord of the people,

    through the bounty of your hands and your magnanimous 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 gained her independence and advanced

    toward glory in its fullness, and toward gain.

  4. وتناولت بالسلم غايتها

    والخلق خوف الحرب في حربِ

    And she attained her goal through peace,

    while humankind, for fear of war, is at war.

  5. تترقب الأقدار آمنة

    ما مرَّ من فزع ومن خطب

    She awaits fate's decrees, safe from

    whatever terror and calamity have come to pass.

  6. أطلقت نيلك في جوانبها

    وحفظت حق الماحل الجدب

    You set your Nile flowing throughout her lands,

    and preserved the right of the dry, barren land.

  7. ومددت أسباب الأمان إلى

    قفر الفلا ومكامن الرعب

    And you extended the means of safety to

    the desert's wastes and the lairs of terror.

  8. وجرى سماحك وهو مرحمة

    للأمَّتين مجاري السحبِ

    And your generosity flowed, itself a mercy

    to both nations, as the clouds flow.

  9. لك من جوارك والقرابة ما

    تبغيه بين الترك والعربِ

    From 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, earnest in sustained effort.

  11. ولعل سعيك في ممالكها

    حقن الدماء وفرجة الكرب

    And perhaps your efforts in its kingdoms

    will avert bloodshed and bring relief from distress.

  12. ما أكبر الحزب الرشيد سوى

    ما أنت راضيه من الحزبِ

    I esteem the prudent party only for

    what you approve of in that party.

  13. بالعدل والإحسان توسع ما

    شاءت قوى أبطاله النجبِ

    Through justice and benevolence, you give scope to what

    the strength of its noble champions has desired.

  14. وكأنما أنت الرسول وهم

    حول الرسول طوائف الصحبِ

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

    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 resisted arduous struggle, in an assembly

    under your care—save for the difficult demand.

  17. كان الجلاء أقل ما طلبوا

    بالرأي لا بالطعن والضرب

    Withdrawal was the least of what they sought,

    by counsel, not by thrusts and blows,

  18. مستوثقين لكل ما أملوا

    من صدق ميعاد ومن قرب

    firmly assured, for all they hoped for,

    of a true promise and its fulfillment close at hand.

  19. عقبى الجريء المطمئن إلى

    ما يرتجى بهداية اللب

    Such is the outcome for the bold man, confident in

    what reason's guidance leads him to hope for.

  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 set him at ease,

    after his messages and letters.

  22. إن ردَّ حقاً كاد يسلبه

    يوماً فقد أغضيت عن ذنب

    If he restores a right he nearly took away

    one day, you have indeed overlooked an offense.

  23. ذكرى جلوسك عيد مملكة

    رفعت أريكتها على الشهب

    The anniversary of your accession is the festival of a kingdom

    that raised its throne above the shooting stars,

  24. وحمت كرامتها البلاد وإن

    جاءت بهذا الخصب والعذب

    and whose dignity protected the land, even though

    it brought such fertility and sweet water.

  25. ملأ الزمان المهرجان كما

    ملأ الغرام جوانح الصب

    The festival filled time, just as

    passion filled the lovesick lover's breast.

  26. وجلت لعيدك مصر زخرفها

    ومظاهر الخيلاء والعجب

    And Egypt displayed her finery for your festival,

    and the displays of pride and self-admiration.

  27. وبدت سرائرها أمامك في

    خفق اللواء ورونق الركب

    And her innermost feelings appeared before you in

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

  28. إن الذي في الأفق تشهده

    لدليل ما في العين والقلب

    Indeed, what you witness on the horizon

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

  29. والملك في الدنيا مداولة

    إلا الذي يبنى على الحب

    And kingship in this world passes from hand to hand,

    except that which is built on love.