1. Alas! I wonder if my need will be delayed,
When gratitude from you is more fitting than praise.

2. You planted a hand until when its fruit came,
It complained of neglect and prolonged estrangement from you.

3. My praise of you is unmatched, so make it
Everlasting by what you build and its enduring existence.

4. And fulfill the hand you extended so that tomorrow
Its gratitude grows among the people however it grows.

5. By my life, Mahmoud has given you his praise,
A prince who became one of the leading princes.

6. And oh, the beauty of that praise, if you weigh it
Against the praise of a leading poet among leading poets.