تَبَسَّمت عن جوهَر العِقدِ

فَأَكثَرت عيني من النَقدِ

Smiled from the essence of the necklace

So my eyes multiplied the criticism

رَشيقَةُ الأَعطافِ مهما اِنثَنَت

جارَت على الأَغصانِ بِالقَدِّ

Slender in physique no matter how she bent

She surpassed the branches in height

تَخُدُّ بِالخَدِّ حشاصَبها

فكلُّ ما يشكو من الخَدِّ

She has dimples in her cheeks

So whoever complains of cheeks

وَلم أَقُل بِالجَفنِ تخديده

لِأَنَّهُ زاد على الحَدِّ

And I did not say the eyelid accentuates it

Because it exceeded the limit

تَفَرَّدَت في حُسنِها مِثلَما

تَفَرَّدَ اسماعيلُ في المَجد

She was unique in her beauty just as

Ismail was unique in glory

من كَفُّه بحرُ عَطا زاخِرٌ

منه جَميعُ السُحبِ تَستَجدي

Whose palm is a sea of generosity overflowing

From it all the clouds seek rain

من ذا الذي في الناس مِن بعدِه

يَليق بِالمَدح أَو الحَمدِ

Who after him among the people

Deserves praise or thanks

وافى لمصرٍ بَعد إِبعادِها

عنهُ فَلاقَت غايَةَ القَصدِ

He came to Egypt after its isolation from him

So it attained the utmost purpose

وَقابَلته بِقَريضٍ لها

من زَهرِها المَنظومِ وَالوَردِ

And she met him with an ode she composed

Of her rhythmic flowers and roses

قائِلَةً في شَطرِ تاريخهِ

بُشرى أَتى اِسماعيلُ يا سَعدى

Saying in a line of his history

Good tidings Ismail has come O Saadi