1. Our pleasure in reading was enhanced by the arrival
Of the most honorable guest and prominent visitor

2. My Lord, the judge of Egypt, for whom Damascus
Was honored from the start with every virtue

3. His nature overflows with generosity
His deeds are good and sights beautiful

4. And to you comes deserved praise and eloquence
Flowing freshly from the springs of my poems

5. Seeking with eagerness to serve
Like a bride gliding among blankets

6. Congratulations on a blossoming season
Returning celebration with joy

7. The caravan of Saad sails the canals
Witnessing the palace of glory and pride

8. My Lord, thanks for the path where I see for it
Morning's praise from every praiser

9. And after self-purification follows
Glorification of God with pious acts

10. And for you is my sacrifice for what you have perfected
For God fulfills it with abundant benefits

11. And in Joseph we have an example, by ways
That were his in Egypt, of sublime aims