1. اليَوم وافى لِهَذا العيد إِيناس

    في ظل عَباس مَن تَزهو بِهِ الناس

    Today cheer has come to this feast,

    In the shade of Abbas, in whom the people take pride.

  2. وَأَقبل العيد مَسروراً بِطَلعته

    وَكَم سَعَت لعلى التَشريف أَجناس

    And the feast arrived, delighted by his countenance,

    And how many peoples strove for the heights of honor!

  3. عيد عَلى سائر الأَعياد مُفتَخر

    لِأَن طَلعَتهُ لِلنَصر نِبراس

    A feast that boasts above all other feasts,

    For his countenance is a beacon for victory.

  4. عيد لَهُ بِخديوي مَصر تَهنئة

    وَيَوم تَشريفه لِلأُنس مِقياس

    A feast congratulated on having Egypt's Khedive,

    And the day of his gracious presence is a measure of delight.

  5. وَبَهجة الأُنس قَد قالَت مُؤرخة

    لِلعيد عز خديوي مَصر عَباس

    And the radiance of delight has said, marking the date:

    To the feast belongs the glory of Egypt's Khedive Abbas.