إلى مصره عاد الخديويّ بالمنى
وباليمن والاقبال واللَهن حارس
To his Egypt the Khedive returned, with hopes;
With good fortune and prosperity—and God is his guardian.
وباهت به فيمن تباهى مدارس
له بالندى والجود فيها مغارس
And schools boasted of him among those of whom they boast;
Within them he has planted works of munificence and generosity.
وقال لسان الحال فيها مؤرخاً
بعودة إسماعيل سر المدارس
And within them the tongue of circumstance spoke, giving the date:
At Ismail’s return, the schools rejoiced.
Sol 5.6