1. O you who lies in peace, upon you be peace
Thus rise the great men early morn

2. The Nile was distressed by your death, and the pyramids humbled by your glory
The gloomy era was prolonged in Egypt, before your auspicious time came

3. It is wondrous that its greatest sign should be, yet the days did not protect you
Rise O sky as many stars as you wish, the darkness will avenge your radiance

4. Egypt's fortune decreed that monuments be immortalized in it, as flags crumple
The eminent are gone, no scholar, no warrior, no leader was spared

5. It is as if I see Ahmed's eulogy, no extent remains for sorrow, that was the epilogue
What solace is there for the mother of sons, even if they are many, when the generous are gone

6. The pride of the country was incarnated in a genius, who assumed a peerless station from it
He aspired to a singular goal, and the prosperity of the country was that goal

7. He was its discerning one, when opinion was sought, though without him the discerning are confused
He was its bold one, when the matter was difficult, and none undertook it but the intrepid

8. He was whatever virtues required, in each case what the occasion necessitated
He was the tireless worker, while the people slumbered tranquilly

9. He was the writer whose prose captivates, it has splendor yet coherence
He was the scholar who unties the difficulties, no ambiguity remains nor vagueness

10. He was the arbiter from whom wisdom is derived and judgments preferred
He was the one of refined taste, whose listening gives joy, and in whose gaze inspiration appears

11. One of two brothers from the Zaghlool family, and may glory suffice the potter as a companion
Which traits shall I recount, when much can be said

12. Between honoring him, and our hopes in him, and eulogizing him, not a year passed
All those sublime praises accrued, and those great achievements amassed

13. And we compensated our eyes with the impact he left, so what the doves brought him
He in peace now lies, upon him be peace.