مَشيرُ العُلى عَنا تَباعَدَ بَعدَما

مَشيرُ العُلى عَنا تَباعَدَ بَعدَما

تَجَلّى عَلَينا بِالسَعادَةِ يُسفِرُ

تَجَلّى عَلَينا بِالسَعادَةِ يُسفِرُ

The counselor of lofty rank drew far away from us, after

The marshal of glory went far away from us, after

he had appeared before us, beaming with happiness.

He had shone upon us, radiant with happiness.

وَلَما اِشتَكَينا البينَ قالَ مُؤَرِخاً

وَلَما اِشتَكَينا البينَ قالَ مُؤَرِخاً

قُبولي لِإِزميرٍ بِهِ البَشَرُ يُصدِرُ

قُبولي لِإِزميرٍ بِهِ البَشَرُ يُصدِرُ

And when we complained of separation, he said, composing a chronogram:

And when we lamented the separation, he said in a chronogram:

“My being accepted for İzmir—through it, humankind brings [something] forth.”

“My acceptance for Izmir—through it, gladness comes forth.”