1. My ingenuity in praising you is most eloquent
And you know me best in eulogizing your essence

2. O hero, veteran of battles and strife
With you, steadfastness and harmony prevail

3. The army under your banner, wherever it went
Victory through you in every valley is known

4. When you charge the enemies, they are struck
By your sharpened wrath, beyond description

5. The lion hides some of his ferocity
Feigning affection, though it is pretense

6. With your wise strategy in offense and battle
The troops are safe, and the enemies cower in fear

7. Woe, then woe, to those who transgressed
And deviated from the straight path

8. For them is disgrace if they stand fast, and if
They flee, ruin creeps up behind them

9. Cairo prides itself on the noblest birth
Under its sky the star of fortune shines

10. And Egypt's share is bountiful in your service
By which its darkness is illuminated

11. And for its troops, with you, the mighty one
Victory and triumph are constant and assured

12. While for those who bare steel in battle, death comes
And the cavalry's onslaught is piercing and swift

13. And for those whom you shielded from all harm
Though an unjust fate befell them

14. And those whom you saved from calamities
Wherein heroes rush to glorious death

15. How many arenas, too narrow for the lion of battle
Were you in for long, standing your ground

16. And how many treacherous cowards, struck by the flames of your might
Broke every pledge and covenant

17. And how many valiant heroes, when gripped
By your might, remained unyielding and steadfast

18. And how many captives, when you had seized them
Then released, said "he is just"

19. And after defeating the enemies, you pardoned
Their families, being generous and noble

20. Praising you is truth and nature
While with others it is pretense and hypocrisy

21. So accept this orphaned thought I have uttered
To you, from my heart, though inadequate

22. And permit your servant to accept praise
For it is my wish, and I shall not refrain

23. With your rank, O eminent one, I have been honored
And taken to the heights, while enviers are enraged

24. Never did the sun of high office shine on one
As wise and forbearing as you, it is said

25. Nor did the annals of glory speak of any
Other than Mustafa, most noble commander