اِسمُ العَزيزِ وَقى المُهَيمِنِ ذاته

اِسمُ العَزيزِ وَقى المُهَيمِنِ ذاته

في قَلبِهِ سِرٌّ عَجيبٌ مُستَتِر

في قَلبِهِ سِرٌّ عَجيبٌ مُستَتِر

The exalted one's name—may the Guardian protect his person—

The name of the Mighty protected the Guardian's essence

Has a wondrous secret concealed at its heart.

A wondrous secret lies hidden in his heart

كَم كُنتَ أَتلوهُ وَأَلحَظُ أَنَّهُ

كَم كُنتَ أَتلوهُ وَأَلحَظُ أَنَّهُ

سَيَكونُ مالِكَ مِصرِنا غَيرَ حَزَرِ

سَيَكونُ مالِكَ مِصرِنا غَيرَ حَزَرِ

How often I recited it and perceived that he

How often did I recite it and observe that he

Would become our Egypt's ruler—not merely through conjecture.

Will be Egypt's king, none could have guessed

وَلَقَد تَحَقَّقَ وَالعِنايَةُ لازَمَت

وَلَقَد تَحَقَّقَ وَالعِنايَةُ لازَمَت

أَعتابَهُ وَاليَمَنُ أَصبَحَ مُستَقر

أَعتابَهُ وَاليَمَنُ أَصبَحَ مُستَقر

And indeed it came true, and Providence attended

And it has been fulfilled, providence accompanied

His thresholds, and good fortune came to rest.

His threshold, good fortune has settled

وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ أَن أَى تاريخُهُ

وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ أَن أَى تاريخُهُ

مِن غَيرِ واحِدٍ مُثبَتِ الخَبَرِ يُسرِ

مِن غَيرِ واحِدٍ مُثبَتِ الخَبَرِ يُسرِ

And among the wonders is that its chronogram [came?],

And of the wonders is that his history

With one omitted, the report confirmed with ease.

Comes from none with a verified account, it facilitates

فَتَراهُ يَنطِقُ بِالفَخامَةِ قائِلاً

فَتَراهُ يَنطِقُ بِالفَخامَةِ قائِلاً

عَبّاسَ سابِعَ مَن تَقَلَّدَ مُلكُ مِصرِ

عَبّاسَ سابِعَ مَن تَقَلَّدَ مُلكُ مِصرِ

Thus you see it speaking with grandeur, saying:

You see him speak with glory, saying

“Abbas, seventh among those who assumed Egypt's sovereignty.”

Abbas, the seventh to assume the kingship of Egypt