كَللت تاج البَدر قربا بِالشَرَفْ

كَللت تاج البَدر قربا بِالشَرَفْ

مُذ حَل في مِصرٍ ركابك وَاِنعَطَف

مُذ حَل في مِصرٍ ركابك وَاِنعَطَف

You crowned the full moon's diadem with honor through your nearness,

The crescent moon's crown drew near in glory

since your cavalcade alighted in Egypt and turned toward her.

When your ship landed in Egypt and turned about

طَرَبَت بِمَقدَمِكَ السَنى وَعطفه

طَرَبَت بِمَقدَمِكَ السَنى وَعطفه

مِصر السَعيدَة وَالسُرورُ بِه هَتَف

مِصر السَعيدَة وَالسُرورُ بِه هَتَف

Your radiant arrival and its grace delighted

Egypt the blessed was delighted by your arrival

happy Egypt, and joy cried out for it.

And cried out in joy at your coming

لِما عَزَمَت عَزمت بِصَحبِكَ الثَنى

لِما عَزَمَت عَزمت بِصَحبِكَ الثَنى

وَالعودُ جدد بِالهَنا ما قَد سَلَف

وَالعودُ جدد بِالهَنا ما قَد سَلَف

When she resolved, praise resolved to join your company.

When you were determined to come here

And the return renewed with joy what had gone before.

The lute sang anew with delight at your return

وَاِزينت بكر الحَبور وَأَصبَحَت

وَاِزينت بكر الحَبور وَأَصبَحَت

بِجلوة بَينَ الرَفاهَةِ وَالتَرَف

بِجلوة بَينَ الرَفاهَةِ وَالتَرَف

And joy's maiden adorned herself and appeared

And dawn adorned the pyramids and they became

in bridal display amid comfort and luxury.

Radiant, mid luxury and comfort

وَتَجَمَّلَت مِصر بِما جادَ الهَنا

وَتَجَمَّلَت مِصر بِما جادَ الهَنا

وَرَخيم مطر بِها عَلى عودِ عَكف

وَرَخيم مطر بِها عَلى عودِ عَكف

And Egypt adorned herself with what happiness bestowed.

Egypt was beautified by the Nile’s generosity

And mellow rain lingered there over a lute.

And fertile rain poured on its bending branch

وَبِكَ الاِماني قَد تَبَسَّم ثَغرُها

وَبِكَ الاِماني قَد تَبَسَّم ثَغرُها

وَالصَفو مالَ بِقده حُسنُ الهَيف

وَالصَفو مالَ بِقده حُسنُ الهَيف

And through you, the lips of hopes have smiled.

With you, its hopes have smiled

And serenity's figure swayed with beautiful slenderness.

And the morning sunlight shines on its graceful palms

وَتَراقَصَت مهج النُفوسِ لِبشرها

وَتَراقَصَت مهج النُفوسِ لِبشرها

كَبَلابِلَ غَرَّدنَ في رَوض أَنف

كَبَلابِلَ غَرَّدنَ في رَوض أَنف

And the souls' hearts danced at their gladness,

The hearts’ passions danced

like nightingales warbling in a fresh meadow.

Like nightingales singing in a garden

أَضحى بِقَول بسعد بابِكَ نَيلُها

أَضحى بِقَول بسعد بابِكَ نَيلُها

أَقبَلَ عَلى بَحر الوَفاءِ وَلا تَخَف

أَقبَلَ عَلى بَحر الوَفاءِ وَلا تَخَف

Her Nile, blessed by your gate, began to say:

The Nile at your gate says with joy

“Approach the sea of fidelity, and have no fear.”

It flows to the sea of loyalty, have no fear

وَاللَهُ يا مِصباح مشكاة العلى

وَاللَهُ يا مِصباح مشكاة العلى

بِكَ سَرَت الدُنيا وَمن فيها شَغَف

بِكَ سَرَت الدُنيا وَمن فيها شَغَف

By God, O lamp in the niche of lofty glory,

O lamp of the sublime celestial sphere

through you the world rejoiced, and all within it were enraptured.

You brought joy to the world and all who yearn

رَقمت جَمال بِها قُدومِكَ عصمة

رَقمت جَمال بِها قُدومِكَ عصمة

بِمداد تحبير سَناه شَفى وَشف

بِمداد تحبير سَناه شَفى وَشف

Ismat inscribed in her the beauty of your arrival,

Your beauty marked an age of security

with the ink of embellishment, whose radiance healed and shone through.

With the ink of veneration, wellness and healing

وَبِمِعجَم في معرب قَد أَرخَت

وَبِمِعجَم في معرب قَد أَرخَت

كللت تاج البَدر قُربا بِالشَرَف

كللت تاج البَدر قُربا بِالشَرَف

And with dotted letters in clear Arabic, she recorded the date:

And with a dictionary in translation

“You crowned the full moon's diadem with honor through your nearness.”

You crowned the crescent moon in glory