بِسنا مَولد الخديويْ سَعيدِ

بِسنا مَولد الخديويْ سَعيدِ

صاحب الطالع المُنيف السَعيدِ

صاحب الطالع المُنيف السَعيدِ

By the radiance of Khedive Sa‘id's birthday,

With the birth of the Khedive Sa'id

Whose rising star is lofty and auspicious,

The owner of auspicious, fortunate horoscope

أَشرقت في الهَنا بِقاعُ الصَعيدِ

أَشرقت في الهَنا بِقاعُ الصَعيدِ

وَتَباهَت في عيده بسرورِ

وَتَباهَت في عيده بسرورِ

The lands of Upper Egypt shone with joy,

The regions of Upper Egypt shone

And gloried in his festival with gladness.

And gloried in his feast with joy

وَلهذا العَزيز بثَّت ثَناها

وَلهذا العَزيز بثَّت ثَناها

حَيث نالت مِن المَعالي مُناها

حَيث نالت مِن المَعالي مُناها

And to this exalted one they proclaimed their praise,

And for this beloved one, praises were woven

For they had attained their wishes in lofty honors;

As he attained heights of nobility

وَصَفا أُنسَها وَزادَ سَناها

وَصَفا أُنسَها وَزادَ سَناها

وَأَضاءَت سماؤُها بِالبُدورِ

وَأَضاءَت سماؤُها بِالبُدورِ

And their delight was unclouded, and their radiance grew,

Its charm was purified and its brilliance increased

And their sky shone with full moons.

And its sky was illuminated with full moons

وَاِكتَسَت حلَّةَ البَها وَالمَسرّهْ

وَاِكتَسَت حلَّةَ البَها وَالمَسرّهْ

وَاِزدَهَت بَهجَةً بِتلك المبرّهْ

وَاِزدَهَت بَهجَةً بِتلك المبرّهْ

And they donned a robe of splendor and joy,

And it was adorned with the garment of splendor and joy

And exulted in delight at that kindness;

And its bliss increased with that blessed one

فَاِزدرت في بَهائها بِالمجرّهْ

فَاِزدرت في بَهائها بِالمجرّهْ

وَبِها أَزهرت شُموسُ الحبورِ

وَبِها أَزهرت شُموسُ الحبورِ

So in their splendor they disdained the Milky Way,

So in its beauty it disdained the planets

And within them the suns of gladness shone.

And through it the suns of good fortune shone

وَبأرجائِها كُماة الجُنودِ

وَبأرجائِها كُماة الجُنودِ

أَصبَحَت بِالصُفوف تَحتَ البُنودِ

أَصبَحَت بِالصُفوف تَحتَ البُنودِ

And throughout their reaches, the troops' valiant warriors

And in its environs the masses of soldiers

Stood in ranks beneath the banners,

Became organized in rows beneath standards

في اِنتِظام غدا فؤادُ الحَسودِ

في اِنتِظام غدا فؤادُ الحَسودِ

مِنهُ في شدّة العَنا وَالثبورِ

مِنهُ في شدّة العَنا وَالثبورِ

In such order that the envious one's heart fell

So that the hearts of the envious

Because of it into grievous suffering and ruin.

Became distressed by severe affliction and trials

وَلِسانُ القِلاع في الحال هنَّى

وَلِسانُ القِلاع في الحال هنَّى

نَفسَ تِلكَ البقاع لكن تَمنَّى

نَفسَ تِلكَ البقاع لكن تَمنَّى

And the tongue of the forts at once congratulated

And the tongues of the citadels at that time congratulated

The soul of those lands; yet the longing

The soul of these regions, though they wished

يا سَعيد الوَرى حَشاها المَعنَّى

يا سَعيد الوَرى حَشاها المَعنَّى

مِنكَ قُرباً عَلى ممرّ الدهور

مِنكَ قُرباً عَلى ممرّ الدهور

Of their anguished heart, O Sa‘id of mankind,

O happiest of creation, it was filled with meaning

Was for nearness to you throughout the ages.

Through your nearness throughout the ages

وَهِيَ مِن شَوقِها لرَكضِ الجِيادِ

وَهِيَ مِن شَوقِها لرَكضِ الجِيادِ

يَوم تَشريفها بِعيد الولادِ

يَوم تَشريفها بِعيد الولادِ

And in their longing for the galloping of steeds

And out of its eagerness for the galloping of steeds

On the day they were honored with the birthday festival,

On the day of its celebration of the birth feast

تَرتَجي أَن يَعود قَبل المَعادِ

تَرتَجي أَن يَعود قَبل المَعادِ

رَغبةً فيكَ يا أَجلّ الصُدورِ

رَغبةً فيكَ يا أَجلّ الصُدورِ

They hope it will return before the appointed time,

It hopes for a return before the appointed time

Out of yearning for you, O most exalted of dignitaries.

Yearning for you, O greatest of hearts

فَأَجب سؤلَها وَقابل ببشرِ

فَأَجب سؤلَها وَقابل ببشرِ

عرضَها يا عَزيزَ أَقطارِ مصرِ

عرضَها يا عَزيزَ أَقطارِ مصرِ

So answer their plea, and receive with a smile

So answer its request and meet

Their petition, O mighty lord of Egypt's lands.

Its presentation, O beloved of Egypt's lands

وَلها اسمح بِالأَمر في خَير عَصرِ

وَلها اسمح بِالأَمر في خَير عَصرِ

بِكَ يَسمو عَلى جَميع العُصورِ

بِكَ يَسمو عَلى جَميع العُصورِ

And favor them with the decree in the finest age,

And allow it, in the best of ages, to be well

Which through you rises above all ages.

Through you, exalted above all eras

وَتنعم بِروض ملكٍ جَليلِ

وَتنعم بِروض ملكٍ جَليلِ

مَع شبل مؤيَّدٍ وَأَصيلِ

مَع شبل مؤيَّدٍ وَأَصيلِ

And delight in the garden of a glorious kingdom,

And to enjoy the garden of an august kingdom

With a lion cub, strengthened and nobly born,

With a strong, supported cub

ما لَهُ في ذَكائِهِ مِن مَثيلِ

ما لَهُ في ذَكائِهِ مِن مَثيلِ

بَينَ أَخدانه حماةِ الثغورِ

بَينَ أَخدانه حماةِ الثغورِ

Who has no equal in his intelligence

Who has no equal in his intelligence

Among his companions, the guardians of the frontiers.

Among his associates, protectors of frontiers

وَابقَ معْهُ في دَولة داوريّهْ

وَابقَ معْهُ في دَولة داوريّهْ

ساعياً في صلاح حال الرَعيهْ

ساعياً في صلاح حال الرَعيهْ

And remain with him in a royal realm,

And remain with it in an empowered state

Striving to better the subjects' condition,

Striving to improve the condition of the populace

فائِزاً بِالثناء بَين البَريهْ

فائِزاً بِالثناء بَين البَريهْ

وافيَ الحظ في جَميع الأُمورِ

وافيَ الحظ في جَميع الأُمورِ

Winning praise among humankind,

Victorious in praise among humankind

Full of good fortune in all affairs.

Attaining fortune in all matters