1. No wonder the king of the Nile Valley
Has bestowed upon you the Order of Ismail

2. You are the minister among the few
While we live in a time abundant with ministers

3. A gift to the great man in his essence
Came with veneration and esteem

4. And a hand to the lord of Egypt by the hand that built
Its constitution for generations after generations

5. It is Ahmed the benign whose roses
Contain cure from every affliction