مَشيرُ العُلى عَنا تَباعَدَ بَعدَما

تَجَلّى عَلَينا بِالسَعادَةِ يُسفِرُ

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

he had appeared before us, beaming with happiness.

وَلَما اِشتَكَينا البينَ قالَ مُؤَرِخاً

قُبولي لِإِزميرٍ بِهِ البَشَرُ يُصدِرُ

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

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