لَكَ يا وَليَّ العَهد في مَهد العُلا

لَكَ يا وَليَّ العَهد في مَهد العُلا

سُلطان رومةَ بامتيازك أَتحفا

سُلطان رومةَ بامتيازك أَتحفا

For you, O crown prince, in the cradle of glory,

For you, O Crown Prince, in the cradle of glory

The sovereign of Rome has bestowed a distinction upon you.

The rule of Rome I bestow as your gift

فَاقبل هديته بصدر قد مُلي

فَاقبل هديته بصدر قد مُلي

فَضلاً وَإِيماناً وَعدلاً مسعفا

فَضلاً وَإِيماناً وَعدلاً مسعفا

So accept his gift with a breast already filled

So accept it with a heart filled

With virtue, faith, and justice that brings aid.

With grace, faith, and helping justice

وَالبس نَياشين المَعالي دائِماً

وَالبس نَياشين المَعالي دائِماً

في ظل والدك الخديوي المقتفى

في ظل والدك الخديوي المقتفى

And always wear the decorations of high distinction

And always wear the ornaments of glory

In the shade of your father, the Khedive whose example is followed—

In the shadow of your paternal Khedive to be followed

تَوفيق دَولته الَّذي في حكمه

تَوفيق دَولته الَّذي في حكمه

بَينَ الوَرى أَضحى مَليكاً منصفا

بَينَ الوَرى أَضحى مَليكاً منصفا

His Highness Tawfiq, who in his rule

The success of his state in whose rule

Among humankind has become a just sovereign.

Among nations he has become a just king

فَلِسان حال الملك قالَ مؤرخاً

فَلِسان حال الملك قالَ مؤرخاً

نيشان عَباس بشيري للصفا

نيشان عَباس بشيري للصفا

So the realm’s unspoken voice said, marking the date:

So the tongue of the state's condition said to its historian

“Abbas’s decoration is my herald of serenity.”

The insignia of Abbas, the harbinger of purity