1. A glorious lineage, generation after noble generation,
Its eminent member prides himself on the present.

2. A clan - if its generosity were counted,
It would surpass, without exaggeration, all clans.

3. How many shining lights of praise it has raised,
And lofty minarets of glory.

4. Eras and epochs have passed by it
Without its early or late renown fading.

5. Its heart is the adornment of its youth
And its pride in the face of all prides.

6. Of the leading intellects, early in their brilliance
Who opened Egypt’s gates to a flourishing era.

7. Who made integrity their way
And truthfulness their path.

8. A man whose merits parallel
The rarest wonders among eminent men.

9. With an ambitious outlook and courage
That dashes amidst hardships and dangers.

10. With it, when times frown, a cheerful composure
And in events, a mocking glance.

11. If the call of chivalry invites him
He comes with abundant chivalry.

12. He strives to store as many benefits as he can for the nation
And does not refuse whatever is beyond his capacity.

13. Carefulness in assessing, determination in managing -
His resolve goes forth like the cleaving lightning.

14. His administration has become, in what it aims for,
An example passed on in common parlance.

15. He gives the momentous and the subtle their due,
With his ceaseless, manifest efforts.

16. Dawn and dusk are equal in him - the pursuits of dawn he takes up
And the vigils of night he keeps.

17. Wondrous is his comprehension of every task
Assigned to that brilliant intellect.

18. Neither does his eye err, nor do the secrets within
Those innermost souls escape him.

19. His diverse works he deftly administers
Without confusing his scattered thoughts.

20. How plainly his insight sees when he stands perplexed
In a growing crisis, like one lost.

21. The scope of work does not settle for him
Until departments and bureaus are coordinated.

22. So you see him amidst scattered farms and factories
Giving order to their disjointed system.

23. He guides the elite to build his people's renaissance
And he is the teacher in the example of the merchant.

24. It suffices schools to be institutes
Combining benefits and glories.

25. Is there a principle and bond like acquaintance
For the belligerent, estranged element?

26. And a provider, showing people their livelihood
Through resources that make it clear to them.

27. No love matches his love of homelands
In private or openly.

28. Carry out his many aims - you will not find
Anything but a pure, honest purpose.

29. He desires the precious from fate for his land
With a hopeful expectation and venturesome despair.

30. He roams the land unconcerned
Whether his roving is in ruin or cultivation.

31. When its carriages are slowed
His steed is the wing of a bird.

32. What virtues can I recount, so many they are
Reality transcends a poet's imagination?

33. A charter that enabled it to attain its perfection
From the noblest of princes, the greatest supporter.

34. A life that exhausted counting, so it did not encompass
Numbering its effects and achievements.

35. It is said that the East raves in praising him
With the scratching of pens and the voice of platforms,

36. In every excellence and each merit
His passion streamed to its furthest extent.

37. Rejoice then, heart, in his kindness and the favor of what
You have been given from the blessings of the Almighty.

38. Yours is the highest office, through which is tasted
The essence of nobility in splendid fashion.

39. Rightfully he granted it and doubled his merit
If thankfulness was obligatory on the grateful.