هَنِيئاً أَيُّهَا العَلَمُ المُفَدَّى

هَنِيئاً أَيُّهَا العَلَمُ المُفَدَّى

مَكَانُكَ فَوْقَ أًمْكِنَةِ النجُومِ

مَكَانُكَ فَوْقَ أًمْكِنَةِ النجُومِ

Joy be yours, O cherished luminary!

O honored flag, redeemed

Your place is above the stations of the stars.

Your place is above the stars' dwelling

وَهَذَا الحَشْدُ حَوْلَكَ مِنْ سُرَاةٍ

وَهَذَا الحَشْدُ حَوْلَكَ مِنْ سُرَاةٍ

كَغَالِي الدُّرِّ فِي العِقْدِ النَّظِيمِ

كَغَالِي الدُّرِّ فِي العِقْدِ النَّظِيمِ

And this gathering of nobles around you

And these crowds around you

Is like precious pearls in a well-strung necklace.

Are like precious pearls in a precious necklace

إِذَا أُكْرِمْتَ فَالإِكْرَامُ حَقٌّ

إِذَا أُكْرِمْتَ فَالإِكْرَامُ حَقٌّ

لَهَتيكِ الفَضَائِل وَالعُلُومِ

لَهَتيكِ الفَضَائِل وَالعُلُومِ

When you are honored, that honor is due

When you are honored, honor is a right

To those virtues and that learning,

For your virtues and knowledge

وَذَاكَ العَدْلُ يَحْمِي كُلَّ حُرٍّ

وَذَاكَ العَدْلُ يَحْمِي كُلَّ حُرٍّ

وَيَأْخُذُ لِلْبَرِيءِ مِنَ الأَثِيمِ

وَيَأْخُذُ لِلْبَرِيءِ مِنَ الأَثِيمِ

And that justice which protects every free person

And that justice protects every freeman

And wins the innocent redress from the guilty,

And takes the innocent's side against the sinner

وَذَاكَ اللُّطْفُ تَبْذَلُهُ وَفِيهِ

وَذَاكَ اللُّطْفُ تَبْذَلُهُ وَفِيهِ

إساً لِجِرَاحِهِ العِزّ الكَلِيمِ

إساً لِجِرَاحِهِ العِزّ الكَلِيمِ

And that kindness you bestow, wherein lies

And that kindness you give to heal

A balm for the wounds of stricken honor,

The wounds of the mighty and forbearing

وَذَاكَ الجَوْدُ يُرْخِصُ كُلَّ غالٍ

وَذَاكَ الجَوْدُ يُرْخِصُ كُلَّ غالٍ

كَأَنَّ الدُّرَّ مِنْ دُرِّ الغُيومِ

كَأَنَّ الدُّرَّ مِنْ دُرِّ الغُيومِ

And that bounty which makes all costly things seem cheap,

And that generosity makes everything expensive cheap

As though pearls came from the clouds' own pearls.

As if pearls were made of cloud pearls

أَلا يَا سَيِّداً يُسْتَامُ مِنْهُ

أَلا يَا سَيِّداً يُسْتَامُ مِنْهُ

وَسِيمُ الطَّبْعِ فِي الوَجْهِ الوَسِيمِ

وَسِيمُ الطَّبْعِ فِي الوَجْهِ الوَسِيمِ

Ah, O master, from whom one seeks

Oh master, sought from him

A comely nature in a comely face,

The handsome-faced handsome-natured one

وَآمِنَةٌ لَهُ جِدُّ المُرَبِّي

وَآمِنَةٌ لَهُ جِدُّ المُرَبِّي

وَآوِنَةٌ مَفَاكِهَةِ النَّدِيمِ

وَآوِنَةٌ مَفَاكِهَةِ النَّدِيمِ

And [at times] he has a teacher's earnestness,

Secure for him is the supervision of the tutor

And at others, a boon companion's banter.

And the fruits are ripe for the boon companion

رَعَاكَ اللهُ مِنْ رَاعِي نُفُوسٍ

رَعَاكَ اللهُ مِنْ رَاعِي نُفُوسٍ

بِإِحْسَانٍ وَمَنْ هَادِي حُلُومِ

بِإِحْسَانٍ وَمَنْ هَادِي حُلُومِ

May God watch over you, shepherd of souls

May God guard you from the guardian of souls

With kindness, and guide of minds.

With benevolence and the guide of the meek

فَكَمْ قَوَّمْتَ مِنْ أَوْدِ السَّجَايَا

فَكَمْ قَوَّمْتَ مِنْ أَوْدِ السَّجَايَا

بِرَأْيٍ مِنْكَ مُسْتَدٍّ قَوِيمِ

بِرَأْيٍ مِنْكَ مُسْتَدٍّ قَوِيمِ

For how much crookedness of character you have set straight

How much you have corrected from the bending of proclivities

With your sound and upright judgment!

With sound opinion, straight and strong

وَكَمْ أَحْكَمْتَ مِنْ سَفْهٍ بِرُشْدٍ

وَكَمْ أَحْكَمْتَ مِنْ سَفْهٍ بِرُشْدٍ

كَذَاكَ حَصَافَةُ الراعِي الحَكِيمِ

كَذَاكَ حَصَافَةُ الراعِي الحَكِيمِ

And how much folly you have corrected with wisdom—

And how much foolishness you have wisely settled

Such is the sagacity of the wise shepherd.

Such is the purity of the wise shepherd

وَسِرْتَ مِلَّةً بِأَبٍ رَعَاهَا

وَسِرْتَ مِلَّةً بِأَبٍ رَعَاهَا

رِعَايَةَ عَادِلٍ حَدْبٍ رَحِيمِ

رِعَايَةَ عَادِلٍ حَدْبٍ رَحِيمِ

And a community rejoiced in a father who tended it

And you followed a faith led by a father who cared for it

With the care of one just, tenderhearted, and merciful.

With the care of a just, affectionate, forbearing one

أَتَمَّ لَهَا بِبِرٍّ ابْنُ وَفَّى

أَتَمَّ لَهَا بِبِرٍّ ابْنُ وَفَّى

أَعَزَّ مَطَامِعِ الأُمِّ الرَؤُومِ

أَعَزَّ مَطَامِعِ الأُمِّ الرَؤُومِ

A faithful son, through filial devotion, fulfilled for her

A son fulfilled it with righteousness

The loving mother's dearest aspirations.

He fortified the hopes of the sorrowful mother

سَلامٌ يَا مُقَدَّمَ كُلِّ حِبْرٍ

سَلامٌ يَا مُقَدَّمَ كُلِّ حِبْرٍ

بِهَا وَمُتَمِمَّ الخُلقِ الكَرِيمِ

بِهَا وَمُتَمِمَّ الخُلقِ الكَرِيمِ

Peace, O leader of every learned cleric

Greetings O foremost of every ink

Within it, and perfecter of noble character.

By which and perfecter of noble manners

إِلَيْكَ فَرِيقُهَا فِي مِصْرَ وَافَى

إِلَيْكَ فَرِيقُهَا فِي مِصْرَ وَافَى

يُهَنِيءُ بِالسَّلامَةِ فِي القُدُومِ

يُهَنِيءُ بِالسَّلامَةِ فِي القُدُومِ

Its company in Egypt has come to you,

To you its delegation in Egypt has come

To congratulate you on your safe arrival,

Congratulating on the safe arrival

ويُبْدِي مَا بِهِ إِبْدَاءَ صِدْقٍ

ويُبْدِي مَا بِهِ إِبْدَاءَ صِدْقٍ

مِنَ الإِجْلالِ لِلْمَوْلَى العَظِيمِ

مِنَ الإِجْلالِ لِلْمَوْلَى العَظِيمِ

And to express, in all sincerity, its feelings

And showing what it shows sincerely

Of reverence for the great master.

Of veneration for the Almighty Master

فَعِشْ وَاسْلَمْ وَدُمْ دَهْراً مَدِيداً

فَعِشْ وَاسْلَمْ وَدُمْ دَهْراً مَدِيداً

سَعِيدَ الجِدِّ فِي عِزٍّ مُقِيمِ

سَعِيدَ الجِدِّ فِي عِزٍّ مُقِيمِ

So live, be well, and endure through long years,

So live and be well and last for ages

Blessed in fortune, in abiding honor.

Happy, mighty, firmly established