زَمَن العَزيز لَعدله وَسَنائهِ

زَمَن العَزيز لَعدله وَسَنائهِ

أَضحى جَديراً بِانتشار ثَنائهِ

أَضحى جَديراً بِانتشار ثَنائهِ

The age of al-Aziz, for his justice and splendor,

The era of the Glorious One, for his justice and excellence

Has become worthy of his praise being spread abroad.

Has deservedly become worthy of the spread of his praise

وَسَما ببث مَعارف أَمسى بِها

وَسَما ببث مَعارف أَمسى بِها

بَدرُ التمدّن يَزدَهي بِضيائه

بَدرُ التمدّن يَزدَهي بِضيائه

And rose through spreading knowledge, through which

And risen to disseminate knowledge, through which

Civilization's full moon came to glory in his radiance;

The full moon of civilization glows with its brilliance

وَبحسن نظمٍ للعسا كر لَم يَكُن

وَبحسن نظمٍ للعسا كر لَم يَكُن

في مَصر يُوجد قَبل يَوم وَلائه

في مَصر يُوجد قَبل يَوم وَلائه

And through fine organization of the troops, such as had not

And with excellent organization of the military, the likes of which

Existed in Egypt before the day of his accession;

Had not existed in Egypt before the day of his accession

وَبهمة حَربية دَلت عَلى

وَبهمة حَربية دَلت عَلى

أَن العُلا وَالنَصر مِن حلفائه

أَن العُلا وَالنَصر مِن حلفائه

And through martial resolve that showed

And warlike spirit which showed

That eminence and victory are among his allies,

That supremacy and victory are among his allies

وَقَضت لَهُ بَين المُلوك عَلَيهم

وَقَضت لَهُ بَين المُلوك عَلَيهم

بِالسَبق في إِقدامه وَسَخائه

بِالسَبق في إِقدامه وَسَخائه

And placed him, among kings, ahead of them,

And it decreed for him among the kings over them

Foremost in his daring and generosity.

Through his precedence in his daring and generosity

وَبِها بَنو الأَوطان في أَيامه

وَبِها بَنو الأَوطان في أَيامه

نَظر الزَمان لَهُم بِعَين رضائه

نَظر الزَمان لَهُم بِعَين رضائه

And through it, upon the sons of the homelands in his days,

And through it the people of homelands in his days

Time looked with an approving eye.

Looked upon the era with an eye of his satisfaction

فَتَعلموا وَتَقدّموا في دَولة

فَتَعلموا وَتَقدّموا في دَولة

تَرجو مِن الرَحمن طُولَ بَقائه

تَرجو مِن الرَحمن طُولَ بَقائه

So they learned and advanced in a state

So they learned and progressed in a state

That hopes the All-Merciful will grant him long life,

That hopes for the prolonging of his survival from the Merciful

وَتودّ مِنهُ دَوامه مَع شبله

وَتودّ مِنهُ دَوامه مَع شبله

طَوسنِ الَّذي سَلب النُهى بِذَكائه

طَوسنِ الَّذي سَلب النُهى بِذَكائه

And wishes that He preserve him together with his lion cub,

And desires from Him the continuance of him and his cub

Tawsun, who captivated minds with his intelligence.

Tawfiq, who captured mental prowess with his intelligence

فَاِنشر لواك عَلى رؤس جُنوده

فَاِنشر لواك عَلى رؤس جُنوده

يا راتباً وَاحمل عَلى أَعدائه

يا راتباً وَاحمل عَلى أَعدائه

So unfurl your banner above the heads of his soldiers,

So spread your banners over the heads of his soldiers

O Ratib, and charge against his enemies,

O marshal, and charge against his enemies

إِذ أَنتَ أَصدَق خادم في جَيشه

إِذ أَنتَ أَصدَق خادم في جَيشه

لركابه السامي إِلى عَليائه

لركابه السامي إِلى عَليائه

For you are the most faithful servant in his army,

Since you are the most truthful servant in his army

At his stirrup, rising toward his lofty heights.

For his sublime stirrups to his loftiness

وَاِفخر بِخدمته وَطب نَفساً بِما

وَاِفخر بِخدمته وَطب نَفساً بِما

أَسدى عَلى الإِخلاص مِن نَعمائه

أَسدى عَلى الإِخلاص مِن نَعمائه

And take pride in serving him, and be content with what

And pride yourself in serving him, and be content with what

He has bestowed of his favors in reward for devotion.

He has bestowed upon devotion from his blessings

وَانعم بمرتبة اللواء فانت في

وَانعم بمرتبة اللواء فانت في

وَقت الوَغى وَالسلم مِن أَمرائه

وَقت الوَغى وَالسلم مِن أَمرائه

And enjoy the rank of general, for you, in

And delight in the rank of marshal, for you are among

Times of battle and peace, are among his commanders.

His commanders in times of strife and peace

وَاِزدد عُلاً ما قُلت فيكَ مُؤرّخا

وَاِزدد عُلاً ما قُلت فيكَ مُؤرّخا

نُشرَ اللَواءُ لِراتبٍ بِبَهائه

نُشرَ اللَواءُ لِراتبٍ بِبَهائه

And grow in honor, as I have said of you in a chronogram:

And increase in elevation as long as the chronicler says

'The banner was unfurled for Ratib in his splendor.'

“The banner was spread for Marshal Râtib in his splendor”