بِالنَصرwith victory لِلصَدرfor the chief minister عيدfestival الفُطرthe breaking of the fast قَدindeed لاحاdawned
بِالنَصر لِلصَدر عيد الفُطر قَد لاحا
وَكَوكَبand the star السَعدof good fortune أَولىbestowed مصرEgypt إِصلاحاreform
وَكَوكَب السَعد أَولى مصر إِصلاحا
With victory for the chief minister, Eid al-Fitr has dawned.
And the star of good fortune has bestowed reform upon Egypt.
فَأَشرَقَتso she shone بسَعيدthrough Sa‘id العَصرof the age وَاِبتَسَمَتand smiled
فَأَشرَقَت بسَعيد العَصر وَاِبتَسَمَت
ثُغورُهاher lips وَاِزدَهَتand exulted بِالعزin glory أَفراحاjoys
ثُغورُها وَاِزدَهَت بِالعز أَفراحا
So she shone through Sa‘id of the age, and smiles brightened
Her lips; she exulted in glory and rejoicing.
لازالَmay he ever continue للدينfor religion وَالدُنياand worldly life بهمتهthrough his resolve
لازالَ للدين وَالدُنيا بهمته
يُحييrevives وَيُرشدand guides أَجساماًbodies وَأَرواحاand souls
يُحيي وَيُرشد أَجساماً وَأَرواحا
May he ever, for religion and worldly life, through his resolve,
Revive and guide bodies and souls,
وَيَحفظand safeguards الملكthe realm بِالجَيشwith the army الَّذيthat تركleft الthe
وَيَحفظ الملك بِالجَيش الَّذي ترك ال
أَعداءenemies فيin حومةthe thick الميدانof the battlefield أَشباحاspecters
أَعداء في حومة الميدان أَشباحا
And safeguard the realm with the army that left the
Enemies as specters in the thick of the battlefield,
وَيَنشُرُand spreads العَدلjustice فيin أرجاءthe reaches مملكةof a kingdom
وَيَنشُرُ العَدل في أرجاء مملكة
نالَتattained بِدَولتهthrough his rule الغَراءillustrious إِفلاحاprosperity
نالَت بِدَولته الغَراء إِفلاحا
And spread justice throughout the reaches of a kingdom
That attained prosperity through his illustrious rule,
ماas long as جاءَcame عيدa festival سَعيدjoyous فيهِduring it مادحهhis panegyrist
ما جاءَ عيد سَعيد فيهِ مادحه
أَثنىpraised عَلَيهِhim بِمَدحwith praise مسكهits musk فاحاwafted fragrantly
أَثنى عَلَيهِ بِمَدح مسكه فاحا
As long as a joyous feast comes, when his panegyrist
Extols him with praise whose musk wafts forth,
وَماand as long as تَرنمتsang البُشرىthe glad tidings مُؤرخةًgiving a chronogram
وَما تَرنمت البُشرى مُؤرخةً
بِالنَصرwith victory لِلصَدرfor the chief minister عيدfestival الفُطرthe breaking of the fast قَدindeed لاحاdawned
بِالنَصر لِلصَدر عيد الفُطر قَد لاحا
And as long as glad tidings sing, giving this chronogram:
“With victory for the chief minister, Eid al-Fitr has dawned.”