وَافَى لِتونِس بَايُهَا المَيْمون

المُرتَضَى البَاشَا عَلِي المَأمون

The auspicious Pasha Ali the Trustworthy

Has come to the aid of Tunis and her Bey,

نَجْل الأمِير حُسَين بَاي مَنْ لَه

بَينَ المُلُوك فَضَائِلٌ وَشُؤون

Son of the Amir Hussein Bey, he who has

Among kings, merits and affairs.

مِنْ رحْلَة لِلقَيْرَوَانِ وَزَورَةٍ

فَاضَتْ مِنَ النَّعْمَا عَلَيهِ هَتُون

From a journey to Al-Qayrawan and visit

Where blessings poured upon him in plenty,

نَادَاهُ زَورَتُهَا فَقَطْ أمَّا مَحَ

لاتُ الشِّتَاءِ فَأمْرُهَا مَضْمُونُ

Its visit called him, but the tribulations of winter

Are assuredly guarded against through his prudence.

يَكْفِي رَيَاسَتَهَا وٌَقَائِدَ جَيْشِهَا

حَزْمٌ بِصَائِبِ رَأيِهِ مَسْنُونُ

Leadership of it suffices him, and commander of its army

Is a man of sound judgment, well-grounded.

تَخْذِي الجُيُوشُ صَافِنات فَوَارِسٌ

وَاليَعْمَلات وَركْبُهَا المَضْمُون

The armies stand arrayed, and its horsemen

And weapons at the ready, well-prepared,

بِرِئَاسَةٍ تَكفِيه عَنْ أغذاده

صَعْب الأمُور بَهَا عَلَيه يَهُون

With leadership that spares him its multitudes,

Hard affairs through it seem easy to him.

فَالألمَعِيُّ مِنَ المُلُوك مَنْ اغتَدَى

ذا رَاحَةٍ وَحُسَامُه مَكْنُونُ

So the brilliant one among kings is he who attacked

At ease, and his sword remains sheathed,

وَالرأي مِنه يَسُرُّ فِي أقصَى عَمَا

لَتِه فَمَا عَنْ حَزمِهِ مَخْبُونُ

And his judgment flows smoothly in the entirety of his

Rule, nothing of his wisdom concealed.

يَحْمِي البِلادَ بِصَارِمٍ مِنْ فِكره

بِبَدَاهَةٍ مَا شَادَهَا التَخْمِينُ

He protects the lands with the sharpness of his intellect

With clarity, not propped up by guesswork.

ذَادَ الأذَى عَمَّنْ يَلُوذ بِمُلْكِه

مَا فِيه صَاحِب حَاجَةٍ مَخْبُونُ

He warded harm from whoever seeks refuge in his kingdom;

No person in it has a need left unmet.

تَسْري سَرَايَا أمْره فِي صنْعِه

فَتَفِيد مَا لاَ بِالسيَوف يَكُونُ

The affairs of his command flow in his making

And so bring about what swords cannot attain.

أمَّا الجَرِيد فَقَدْ كَفَاه جِبَايَةً

حَزْمُ الوَزِيرِ فَمَا اعتَرَاه سكُونُ

As for taxation, the Minister's prudence sufficed,

And no stillness of turmoil did it endure.

اللَّوْذَعِيُّ الأصْرم الأذْكَى الذي

مَا يَنبَغِي لِسِوَى ذكَاه ركُونُ

The keen, quick-witted, deep-thinking Luthi,

For whom none but he deserves deep wisdom,

أو مَا يُوافِق فِي كَثِيرٍ رَأيَه

مَتْبُوعُه البَاشَا عَلِي المَيْمُونُ

Or agrees much with his judgment -

His follower, the Pasha Ali the Auspicious.