1. Say to the counselor, minister of Turks and Arabs
Friend of the state of Ismail, best of fathers

2. O son of the prophet, and the one who in his time made
Egypt attain, with his wisdom, what he hopes from the Arabs

3. I do not expect you to fulfill what you promised
With your excellency of generosity and ranks

4. For you are a downpour, and it is the habit of downpours
To come and water without promise or request

5. The eye of justice has not been sleeping from you
Even though the profession of literature has reached me