Sol 6.1

  1. أَدرها عَلى صَوت المَثالث قرقفا

    بِمجلس أُنسٍ فيهِ طابَ لَنا الصَفا

    Pass the wine around to the sound of the lute's third strings,

    in a gathering of fellowship, where serenity is sweet to us.

  2. وَصافح يَد الأَفراح في مَصر وَاقترح

    عَلى الدَهر ما تَهواه مِنهُ فَقَد صَفا

    And clasp the hand of joy in Egypt, and ask

    of Time whatever you desire of it, for it has grown serene.

  3. وَسَل ما تَشا مِن حَضرة الشَهم مُصطَفى ال

    مؤيد مِن رَبّ لَهُ في الوَرى اِصطَفى

    And ask whatever you wish of His Excellency, the gallant Mustafa, the

    one supported by the Lord, who chose him among humankind.

  4. وَعرّج عَلى هَذا الأَمير تَجد لَهُ

    كَما تَشتَهي في المكرمات تصرُّفا

    And call upon this prince: you will find in him

    all the mastery of noble deeds you could wish for.

  5. وَقل لبني الآداب هنّوا وَزيركم

    بِأَفراح شبل فاقَ في الحُسن يوسفا

    And say to the men of letters: Congratulate your minister

    on the festivities for a lion cub who surpassed Yusuf in beauty,

  6. بِأَفراح عُثمان الَّذي في خِتانه

    صَفا الوَقت وَالمَهجور بِالوَصل أَسعَفا

    on the festivities for Uthman, at whose circumcision

    the time grew serene, and the forsaken found relief in reunion.

  7. وَفاضَ عَلى الأَطفال في مَهرجانه

    بحار مِن الإِحسان في مائِها الشَفا

    And upon the children, at his festival, overflowed

    seas of benevolence, with healing in their waters.

  8. وَما فاخر السُلطان بيبرس بَعده

    سِواكُم بِبَذل مِنهُ كُلٌّ قَد اِكتَفى

    And since his time, none has rivaled Sultan Baybars

    but you, with bounty from which everyone has had enough.

  9. وَكَيفَ وَأَنتُم يا بَني الملك سدتمو

    ببرّ ورَأيٍ يَألف العَدل وَالوَفا

    And how could it be otherwise, when you, O sons of royalty, have attained eminence

    through kindness and judgment that cherishes justice and fidelity?

  10. وَشيدتمو لِلمَجد فينا أَساسه

    هُوَ العَفو وَالحلم الَّذي زانَ أَحنَفا

    And you have raised among us the foundation of glory:

    it is forgiveness and the forbearance that adorned Ahnaf.

  11. وَفقتم بَني العَباس في دَولة الهَنا

    بِإحيا سرورٍ كان بَعدهمو عَفا

    And you surpassed the sons of al-Abbas in a reign of bliss,

    by reviving a joy that had faded after them.

  12. فَمنكم سَعيد الوَقت أَكرَم مالك

    بِهِ ملك مصر في الوُجود تَشرَّفا

    For among you is Sa'id of this age, the most generous ruler,

    through whom Egypt's realm has gained honor in the world.

  13. وَمِنكُم حَليف النَصر أَحمَد خَير مَن

    يجرّد في يَوم الكَريهة مُرهفا

    And among you is Ahmad, victory's ally, the finest of those who

    unsheathe a keen-edged sword on the day of battle.

  14. وَمِنكُم همامٌ صادق الوَعد محسن

    هُوَ الصنو إسماعيل أَفضل مَن عَفا

    And among you is a valiant man, true to his promise, beneficent:

    he is the brother Isma'il, the finest of those who pardon.

  15. وَمِنكُم حَليم صاحب الحَزم وَالذَكا

    وَمَن لَم يَزل بِاليسر في العُسر مسعفا

    And among you is Halim, a man of resolve and intelligence,

    and one who has never ceased bringing ease as aid in hardship.

  16. وَمِنكُم سميّ الداوريّ محمد

    عَليّ الَّذي بِالعزم مِن خَصمه اِشتَفى

    And among you is the namesake of the sovereign Muhammad

    Ali, who through resolve took vengeance on his foe.

  17. وَمِنكُم بَنوكم في النَجابة أَصبَحوا

    بهم يَهتَدي في الفَضل كُلُّ مَن اِقتَفى

    And among you are your sons, who in their nobility have become

    guides in excellence for all who follow in their footsteps.

  18. فَدوموا عَلى مَتن السُعود بِمصركم

    يَزول عَن العافي ببرّكم العَفا

    So remain astride the back of good fortune in your Egypt;

    poverty departs from the petitioner through your kindness.

  19. وَلا تَبرَحوا عَن نَشر راية بشركم

    عَلى هام مَن سالمتموه تلطفا

    And never cease unfurling the banner of your cheerfulness

    over the heads of those you have made peace with, in kindness,

  20. عَلى هام سكان البِلاد وَكُل مَن

    تشرف بِالإِقبال مِنكُم وَأُتحِفا

    over the heads of the land's inhabitants, and everyone who

    was honored by your favor and given gifts,

  21. وفازَ بِما يَرجو فَأَطلَق بِالثَنا

    لِساناً عَن الأَحشاء يرصف ما اِختَفى

    and attained what he hoped for, then let loose in praise

    a tongue that sets forth what lay hidden in his inner depths,

  22. وَأَعرب عَما في الضَمير مترجماً

    لَكُم كُل مَعنى في المَديح تَزخرَفا

    and voiced what lay in the heart, rendering

    for you every meaning embellished in praise,

  23. وَأَنشد في يَوم الخِتان مُؤرِخاً

    عَلا سَعد عُثمان الحَليم لِمصطفى

    and recited on the day of circumcision, giving a chronogram:

    'Gentle Uthman's good fortune has risen for Mustafa.'