Sol 6.1

  1. يَحيا بِمَصر سَعيداً وَهوَ مَشكورُ

    صَدر المَعالي أَثيل المَجد مَنصورُ

    May he live happily in Egypt, praised with gratitude—

    Mansur, foremost in high honors, of deep-rooted glory.

  2. صهرُ الخَديوي الَّذي أَعلامُ دَولته

    بِالنَصر مَنشورةٌ وَالخصم مَحصور

    The Khedive's kinsman by marriage, whose state's banners

    Are unfurled in victory, while the foe is besieged;

  3. وَشبلُ فاتح أَقطار الحِجاز وَمَن

    أَطاعَهُ آمرٌ فيها وَمَأمور

    And lion-cub of the conqueror of the Hijaz's lands, and one whom

    Commander and commanded alike obeyed there;

  4. وَمَن أَباد العِدا في كُل معترك

    وَخافَ دَولته الجبار سابور

    And one who annihilated foes on every battlefield,

    And whose power the tyrant Shapur feared;

  5. وَمَن لَهُ ذلّ في الهَيجا وَسالمه

    بَعد العَداوة جَنكيز وَتَيمور

    And one before whom they bowed in battle, making peace with him

    After enmity—Genghis and Timur;

  6. وَمَن حَمى الملك وَالدين القَويم لَهُ

    رُمح وَسَيف عَلى الباغين مَشهور

    And one who guarded the realm and the upright faith; his

    Lance and sword are brandished against rebels;

  7. وَمَن فُتوحُ عَسيرٍ وَهوَ صاحبه

    أَضحى يسيراً به وَاِنقاد مَغرور

    And one whose conquest of Asir—he being its master—

    Became easy through him, and an arrogant man submitted;

  8. وَمَن ثَناءُ الوَرى في كُل حادثة

    عَلَيهِ في كتب الأَخبار مَسطور

    And one whose praise by humankind, in every event,

    Is recorded in the books of chronicles;

  9. وَمَن بِهِ اِزدادَ تَشريفاً بنو يَكَنٍ

    وَقَد أَضاءَ بِهِم في الكَون دَيجور

    And one through whom the sons of Yakan gained further honor,

    And through them deep darkness in the universe was illumined.

  10. وَكَيفَ لا وَأَميري مِنهُمُ وَبِهِ

    بَيت الصَدارة مَرفوع وَمَعمور

    And how could it be otherwise, when my emir is one of them, and through him

    The house of leadership is raised high and flourishing?

  11. يا أَيُّها الصَدر أَنتَ الدَهر في همم

    وَأَنتَ بحر بِكَ الإِسلام مَغمور

    O chief, you are Time itself in lofty resolve,

    And you are a sea in which Islam is immersed.

  12. وَأَنتَ يا خَير مَولود لِخَير أَب

    يحلو بمدحك منظوم ومنثور

    And you, O finest child of the finest father,

    Verse and prose grow sweet in praising you.

  13. وفيك ما رقَّ من لطفٍ ومن أدبٍ

    وَمِن صِفات بِها يَمتاز جَمهور

    And in you are the refinements of gentleness and good manners,

    And qualities that confer distinction on a multitude.

  14. وَقَد تَصوّرت كَالآباء مِن كَرَم

    لِواؤه دائِماً لِلبَذل مَنشور

    And you were formed, like your forebears, from generosity,

    Whose banner is ever unfurled for giving.

  15. وَكُل خَير يَدا عَلياك قَد مَنحت

    بِهِ البَرية عِندَ اللَه مَبرور

    And every kindness your noble hands have bestowed

    On all creation is accepted by God.

  16. وَلِلمُروءة جسم أَنتَ ساكِنه

    كَالرُوح ذَلك في الأَسفار مَذكور

    And chivalry has a body, in which you dwell

    Like the soul; this is recorded in books.

  17. وَما عَدلت عَن الحَق المُبين إِلى

    سِواه في الحُكم هَذا عَنكَ مَأثور

    And you have never turned from manifest truth toward

    Anything else in judgment; this is reported of you.

  18. أَما المَعارف وَالأَوقاف فَاِنتَظَمَت

    وَمِنكَ فيها حَليف الصدق مَسرور

    As for education and endowments, they have become well ordered,

    And thanks to you, the ally of truth rejoices in them.

  19. وَكُل مَصلحة رَوض الفَلاح بِها

    زاهٍ نَضيرٌ بِماء العَدل مَمطور

    And in every department the garden of prosperity

    Is radiant and verdant, showered with the water of justice.

  20. وَالاسم وَاللقب المَنصور لَفظهما

    يُومي إِلى أَن مَن عاداكَ مَقهور

    And the wording of your name and your title al-Mansur

    Hints that whoever opposes you is vanquished,

  21. وَإِن عَمرك يَحظى بِالخُلود كَما

    نَص الَّذي علمه في الزيج مَستور

    And indeed your life shall enjoy immortality, as

    The one whose knowledge lies hidden in the astronomical tables declared.

  22. فاقبل لمجدي مَديحاً فيكَ طابَ بِهِ

    شعر عَلَيك مَع الإِخلاص مَقصور

    So accept Majdi's praise of you, which has sweetened

    Verse devoted, with sincerity, to you alone.

  23. وَاعذره إِن قصَّرت في النَظم فكرتُه

    عَن حَصر بَعض المَزايا فَهوَ مَعذور

    And excuse him if his thought, in composing verse, falls short

    Of encompassing some of your virtues, for he has an excuse.

  24. وَما يُلام عَلى التَقصير مَعترف

    بِالعَجز إِن قالَ لَم يُسعفه مَقدور

    And no one is blamed for falling short who admits

    His inability, if he says his powers failed him.

  25. وَاِجعَل ذمامك دُون المال جائِزة

    لَهُ فَحظ الَّذي تَرعاه مَوفور

    And make your protection, rather than money, a reward

    For him; the fortune of one you care for is abundant.

  26. لا زالَ مَدحك يُتلى في مَطالعه

    يَحيا بِمصر سَعيداً وَهوَ مَشكور

    May praise of you ever be recited with these opening words:

    May he live happily in Egypt, praised with gratitude.