1. I see my time and in its features good tidings
That in people its nature is good

2. Brave with it the victory of the Most Merciful his nation
With every good deed so it is victorious

3. Son-in-law of the Khedive, descendant of the most generous
In every place praise of him is well-known

4. Who was cheered by his rising dispelling sorrow
And by his brilliance the mind is enlightened

5. You see your time a servant at his threshold
Granting you what was prevented while he is happy

6. Prince of glory passing in his youth
Over the elders with innate wisdom

7. And wisdom enriches the young man while he lives over lineage
If both are combined then merit is plentiful

8. And he attained from the kindness of our magnificent Master what
Escapes every eloquent to express it

9. And wherever he went good overflowed from his hand
So the flooded unknown became prosperous

10. And of his virtues is that I returned to
Composing poetry though my mind was distracted from it