راقَ المَديح وَرق نَظم الناظمِ

راقَ المَديح وَرق نَظم الناظمِ

في دَولة الملك الخَطير القائمِ

في دَولة الملك الخَطير القائمِ

Praise has grown sweet, and the poet's verse delicate,

The delicacy of praise softened the harshness of the poet's composition

In the reign of the illustrious, reigning king:

In the state of the courageous established king

تَوفيق مَصر وَروحها وَنصيرها

تَوفيق مَصر وَروحها وَنصيرها

أَبدا عَلى مَن لَم يَكُن بِمسالم

أَبدا عَلى مَن لَم يَكُن بِمسالم

Egypt's Tawfiq, her soul and her champion,

The success of Egypt, her spirit and her supporter

Ever against anyone who is not peaceable.

Forever against whoever was not peaceful

دامَت مَعاليه وَدامَ نُفوذه

دامَت مَعاليه وَدامَ نُفوذه

في مُلكِها بِدَوام هَذا العالم

في مُلكِها بِدَوام هَذا العالم

May his eminence endure, and his authority endure

May his glory last, and his influence endure

In her realm for as long as this world lasts.

In her kingdom, for the duration of this world

فَلَقَد كَساها حلة الأَمن الَّذي

فَلَقَد كَساها حلة الأَمن الَّذي

ثَبتت لَهُ فيها أُصول دَعائم

ثَبتت لَهُ فيها أُصول دَعائم

For he has clothed her in a robe of security, whose

For he has clothed her in the garment of security in which

Pillars' foundations stand firm within her.

He established for her pillars and foundations

حَيث اِجتَبى مِن أَهلِها بِسَداده

حَيث اِجتَبى مِن أَهلِها بِسَداده

لِلحكم فيها كُلَّ شَهم حازم

لِلحكم فيها كُلَّ شَهم حازم

For, with his sound judgment, he chose from her people

Where he chose from her people in his righteousness

Every gallant, resolute man to govern within her.

Every wise and resolute person to rule her

وَاِختار فَخري وَهوَ مِن أَبنائِها

وَاِختار فَخري وَهوَ مِن أَبنائِها

لِنظارة العَدل المبيد لظالم

لِنظارة العَدل المبيد لظالم

And chose Fakhri, himself one of her sons,

And he appointed the best of her sons

For the ministry of justice, which destroys oppressors.

To oversee impartial justice that destroys the unjust

وَحَباه بِالرتب الَّتي في نَفسها

وَحَباه بِالرتب الَّتي في نَفسها

تَزداد فَخراً بِالوَزير العالم

تَزداد فَخراً بِالوَزير العالم

And bestowed on him ranks that, in themselves,

And endowed him with ranks that in themselves

Grow in glory through the learned minister.

Become more prideful with the learned minister

يا اِبن الَّذي ساس الجُنود وَقادَها

يا اِبن الَّذي ساس الجُنود وَقادَها

بِشَهامة أَودَت بِكُل مزاحم

بِشَهامة أَودَت بِكُل مزاحم

O son of him who commanded the troops and led them

O son of he who led the armies and guided them

With valor that laid every rival low;

With valor that subdued all opponents

يا مَن صَبا في مَهد أَسعَد مَولد

يا مَن صَبا في مَهد أَسعَد مَولد

لِعُلوم تَدبير وَرَدع مخاصم

لِعُلوم تَدبير وَرَدع مخاصم

O you who, in the cradle of a most auspicious birth, yearned

O you who was born in the happiest of births

For the sciences of governance and curbing adversaries;

For the sciences of management and deterring adversaries

وَأَتى بِما لَم تستطعه أَوائل

وَأَتى بِما لَم تستطعه أَوائل

في حسن تَرتيب وَنَظم محاكم

في حسن تَرتيب وَنَظم محاكم

And achieved what earlier men could not

And came with what the predecessors could not achieve

In the fine ordering and organization of courts.

In excellence of organization and justice of courts

وَبِهِ اِستَقام عَلى صِراط أَمانة

وَبِهِ اِستَقام عَلى صِراط أَمانة

مَن كانَ لا يَقضي بردّ مظالم

مَن كانَ لا يَقضي بردّ مظالم

And through him, a path of integrity was followed

And by him integrity was established on the path of honesty

By those who once did not rule to redress wrongs.

For whoever did not rule with rejection of injustice

بشراك بِالرتب الَّتي نيشانها

بشراك بِالرتب الَّتي نيشانها

يَبدو بِصدر سِياسة وَمَراحم

يَبدو بِصدر سِياسة وَمَراحم

Glad tidings to you of the ranks whose badge

I give you glad tidings of the ranks whose insignia

Appears on the breast of statesmanship and mercy.

Appears on the chest of politics and compassion

لا زلت في حلل السَعادة رافِلاً

لا زلت في حلل السَعادة رافِلاً

ما لاحَ بَدر في سَماء مَكارم

ما لاحَ بَدر في سَماء مَكارم

May you ever walk proudly in robes of happiness,

I have not ceased to be clothed in robes of happiness

As long as a full moon shines in the sky of noble deeds,

As long as the full moon shone in the sky of virtues

أَو طابَ مَدح في علاك بِدَولة

أَو طابَ مَدح في علاك بِدَولة

تَوفيقها يُحيي رُسوم معالم

تَوفيقها يُحيي رُسوم معالم

Or praise of your eminence is sweet in a reign

Or praise was pleasing in your exalted state

Whose Tawfiq revives the traces of landmarks,

With its success that revives the features of glories

أَو قال مَجدي في الهَناء مؤرِّخاً

أَو قال مَجدي في الهَناء مؤرِّخاً

فَخري علا في عَدل مجد دائِمي

فَخري علا في عَدل مجد دائِمي

Or Majdi says in congratulation, giving a chronogram:

Or Majdi said in delight chronicling

Fakhri has risen in justice to everlasting glory.

Your superiority in lasting justice and perpetual glory