1. The garden was blessed by the clouds in the morning,
And the breeze of the spirit made the birds sing.

2. Its branches embraced and its flowers smiled,
Radiating lights and fragrance.

3. The doves began cooing melodies
In the name of the Praiseworthy and Chosen One.

4. And to the governor, Hafiz Pasha, whose
Good conduct made the councils feel passionate,

5. With truth and brilliant justice, his
Fame rose high above the skies like a minaret.

6. Dreaming in him is a well-known trait,
And so generosity flowed freely from him.

7. He served in the days of happiness and consent,
So his affairs were decreed as per fate’s choices.

8. In any matter, he attained
What had no trace of hardship in its pursuits.

9. From his right palm flowed bliss,
While his left was home to criminals.

10. Of insight, leadership and perception,
Before whom even lions retreated.

11. He expressed with his piercing intellect what
No human mind had ever perceived.

12. He managed affairs and paved the way to success,
To obey him, all people hastened.

13. Tripoli triumphed through him and adorned itself,
Its walls thrilled at his arrival.

14. He spread prosperity and security in its corners,
It gained glory and became a beacon.

15. The caller of might proclaimed in its midst,
So its lands resonated in rapture.

16. And so the world, from every region came
As if to Mecca, pilgrims flocked from afar.

17. As if he were a magnet attracting all hearts,
The central pole to which they’re drawn.

18. O you who desired safety, integrity,
And joyousness that dazzles sights!

19. Turn to Tripoli, live in the shade of a fair governor,
And be merry, find rest, bid Egypt and India farewell!