تبسمsmiled فيin الهَناbliss ثَغرُthe mouth of السِياسهْstatecraft
تبسم في الهَنا ثَغرُ السِياسهْ
فَأَسفَرthus revealed عَنfrom سَنىradiance بَرقlightning الرِياسهْleadership
فَأَسفَر عَن سَنى بَرق الرِياسهْ
The mouth of statecraft smiled in bliss,
Thus revealing the radiance of leadership's lightning.
وَأَسعَدand made happy مَصرَهhis Egypt ملكa king سَعيدٌSa‘id; happy
وَأَسعَد مَصرَه ملك سَعيدٌ
عَلىupon أَوجthe summit of السدادsound judgment بَنىhe built أَساسهhis foundation
عَلى أَوج السداد بَنى أَساسه
And King Sa‘id made his Egypt happy;
Upon the summit of sound judgment he built his foundation.
وَمدّنand he civilized أَهلَهاher people وَحَمىand he guarded حِماهاher domain
وَمدّن أَهلَها وَحَمى حِماها
بِتَدبيرwith planning تُلازمهaccompanies it الحَماسهvalor
بِتَدبير تُلازمه الحَماسه
And he civilized her people and guarded her domain,
With planning attended by valor.
وَأَجرىand he made flow مِنfrom أَناملthe fingertips of راحتيهِhis two palms
وَأَجرى مِن أَنامل راحتيهِ
بِحاراًseas عَذبةfresh; sweet أَروَتquenched the thirst of أُناسهhis people
بِحاراً عَذبة أَروَت أُناسه
And from the fingertips of his hands he made flow
Seas of sweet water that quenched his people's thirst.
فَنالَthus he attained بِذَلِكَthrough that الإِحسانbeneficence ماwhat لَمdid not
فَنالَ بِذَلِكَ الإِحسان ما لَم
يَنَلهُattain it سِواهanyone besides him مِنamong أَهلpeople of الفَراسهdiscernment
يَنَلهُ سِواه مِن أَهل الفَراسه
Thus, through that beneficence, he attained what no one
Else among men of discernment had attained.
وَأَصبَحَتand became البياسةal-Biyasa بِالمَجاريwith the waterways
وَأَصبَحَت البياسة بِالمَجاري
وَبِالأَشجارand with the trees زائِدةincreased in الكياسهrefinement
وَبِالأَشجار زائِدة الكياسه
And al-Biyasa became, with its waterways
And trees, still more refined.
وَقالَand said بَهاؤُهاher splendor لِلمَجدto glory أَرّخrecord the date
وَقالَ بَهاؤُها لِلمَجد أَرّخ
خديويthe Khedive of عَصرِناour age وَصَلreached البياسهal-Biyasa
خديوي عَصرِنا وَصَل البياسه
And her splendor said to Glory, 'Record the date:
The Khedive of our age has reached al-Biyasa.'