بِكَ اِبتهجت كُلُّ المَدائن وَالقرى

وَأَخصب واديها وَنَعَّم حالَها

With you all the cities and villages rejoiced

And its valleys became fertile and its state prospered

وَحَيث عزمت السير بَحراً لِتجتلي

عُيون الوَرى ما إِن يَروّح بالها

And when you decided to travel by sea to appear

Before the eyes of the world, it did not comfort itself

يشاهد مِنكَ البَحر جُوداً أَما دَرى

بأنَّ مَعاني الجُود مِنكَ اِتِصالها

The sea sees your generosity, though does it know

That the meanings of generosity come from you reaching out

وَإزمير لَما أَن حللت بربعها

وَأَغمرتها مالاً وَفضلاً أَهالها

And when you stayed in Izmir

And showered it with wealth and grace, its people rejoiced

أَتى وابلٌ يحيي المَواتَ بِأَرضها

وَذَلِكَ إِكراماً لِسعيك لا لها

Rain came reviving the barren lands of it

And that was to honor your efforts, not for it

يَقول لِسان الشُكر في ذا مؤرِّخاً

سَعيد أَتى إزمير جُود أَتى لَها

The tongue of gratitude says this date recording it

Sa'eed came, generosity came to it