1. Praise be to Allah, from Whom comes my guidance,
And the teaching of my ignorance, and prayers upon the Guide.
١. أَلاَ الحمْدُ للهِ الذِي مِنْهُ إِرْشَادِي
وَتَعْلِيمُ جَهْلِي وَالصَّلاَةُ عَلَى الْهَادِي
2. The son of al-Futuh al-Rida has read
To our Shaykh, the essence of glories,
٢. وَبَعْدُ فَإِنَّ ابْنَ الْفَتُوحِ الرِّضَى قَرَا
عَلَى شَيْخِنَا الْكَمَّادِنُخْبَةِ أَمْجَادِ
3. An Imam who came to us from Constantinople,
With a rank that delights the eyes of enviers.
٣. إِمَامٌ أَتَانَا مِنْ قُسَنْطِينَةٍ لَهُ
بِهَا رُتْبَةٌ تُعْشَى عُيُوناً لِحُسَّادِ
4. He read the thousand line poem of Ibn Malik,
And the text of Khalil, hitting the target,
٤. قَرَا فَدَرَى أَلْفِيَةً لاِبْنِ مَالِكٍ
وَمَتْنَ خَلِيلٍ نَاقِعٍ غُلَّةَ الصَّادِي
5. The minor and the major, and other benefits,
Among them the delight of the eyes of visitors.
٥. وَصُغْرَى وَكُبْرَى مَعْ فَوَائِدِ غَيْرِهَا
وَفِي بَعْضِهَا إِقْرَارُ أَعْيُنِ رُوَّادِ
6. And he has just given books of authorization,
That will be jewelry for him like the necks of steeds.
٦. وَقَدْ رَامَ مِنْهُ الآنَ كَتْبَ إِجَازَةٍ
تَكُونُ لَهُ حِلْياً كَأَسْلاَكِ أَجْيَادِ
7. With it he will compete with the protected whenever he wishes,
And make it a watchtower for deputies.
٧. يُبَارِي بِهَا رَيْبَ الْمَنُونِ مَتَى انْبَرَى
وَيَجْعَلُهَا لِلنَّائِبَاتِ بِمِرْصَادِ
8. May God make your superiority last, O Granter,
Authorize the authorized, you remain a meadow for the visitor.
٨. فَأَبْقَى الإِلَهُ فَضْلَكُمْ يَا مُقِرَّهُ
أَجِزْ مُنْجِزاً لاَ زِلْتَ رَوْضاً لِمُرْتَادِ