1. With your auspicious arrival, redolent with fragrance
The land is suffused, attaining glory and greatness

2. Indeed, to the red land, after absence prolonged
Returns the pride, O city adorned in redness!

3. Indeed, you've returned, graced with care benevolent
The fair lady emulates you, with pearls resplendent

4. O exalted pasha, valiant and of noble trait
Amongst men of honor, as chest for secrets prudent

5. Your generosity makes Hatim forgotten in tale
Your fame has traversed over land and over sail

6. You've blessed Allah's house performing pilgrimage dear
With longing no patience could to fervor curtail

7. So you pleased the Lord, who summoned you to His abode
Your passion as you visited, joy He did endow

8. Yet we grieved for the lion cub you left behind
Who resembled your wisdom, resolve and triumph avowed

9. No subtlety of politics could from him hide
Fierce against foes yet prudent with allies abide

10. Blessed is the Lord of the throne who granted him rule
For He chooses whom He wills, with honor imbued

11. You left but the moon remains for the stars as guide
Poets of Egypt! For his praise I do fiercely vie

12. Take my heart and leave yours be, for to him I bear
Every verse and poetry, passion I can't deny

13. But composing poetry is duty bound by you
For you're wont to bestow pearls generously strewn

14. As scales they are balanced, behold them in equity
If one tilts, then the other side up will be hewn

15. Pay no heed to gossip of deceitful tongues impure
Their twisting of facts with cunning and dishonest lure

16. Wicked their souls that take vice as habitual affair
If the youth's soul is wicked, in vice he is demure

17. I won't forget, my Master, to defend my passion
As they sink in their teeth and claws with blatant contortion

18. Were it not for Your protection winging over me
I'd have poisoned them all and rained flames as retribution!

19. But the sanctuary of Master is sacred, invincible
Who can dare to even glance at it with hostility?

20. You've granted me blessing, preserving me in your thoughts
Never to forget you, this I vow faithfully!

21. So stay as my pillar, your closeness is my life
You're to me a treasure, this is said without strife

22. I pride myself in you, my Master and my Lord
While I am but Your poet servant, humble and contrite

23. The melting summer assails me, making health dire
I ask of you leave for a month to recover my desire