لَو كانَ حَبل رَجائي غَيرَ مُتَصلٍ

بِغَير حلمك بيَن الترك وَالعربِ

If my rope of hope were not connected

To your dream between East and West,

لَما ترقبت مِن دَهري مراجعة

وَلا صَبرت عَلى ما كانَ مِن وَصَب

I would not have awaited the reversal of my fate,

Nor been patient with past tribulations.

بَل كُنت أَقتل نَفسي كَي بقتلتها

أَرتاح مِن أَسَف يَنمو وَمِن نصب

Rather, I would have killed myself to kill it,

And found rest from ever-growing misery and adversity.

لَكن أَخاف إِذا ما مت مِن حنق

قالوا فُلان مَضى جَهلاً بِلا سَبب

But I fear that if I die of frustration,

They will say so-and-so died ignorantly without cause.

هَذا نَزيلُ أَبَرٍّ جودُ راحتِه

مسطَّر لِجَميع الناس في الكُتب

This is the lodging of the generous whose comfort

Is prescribed for all people in books.

مَولاي ما هَكَذا عَودتني فَكَفى

ما قَد لَقيت مِن الأَهوال وَالتَعَب

My Lord, You did not accustom me to this, enough

Of what I have encountered of horrors and fatigue.

فَكُل شَخص غَدا في نعمة وَهَنا

وَزالَ عَنهُ العَنا بل زادَ في الرُتب

So every person tomorrow is in prosperity and eminence

And adversity has departed from him, even excelling in rank.

وَها إليك كِتابي جاءَ مُرتَجياً

يا صاحب الجاه كَشف الضر وَالكرب

And here is my letter coming hopeful

O owner of glory, relieve affliction and distress

فَلا تردَّنَّه يَبكي لخيبته

لا زلت لِلخَير تَسعى سَعي مُحتسب

Do not reject it crying for its disappointment

You still strive to do good as one who is rewarded.

فَأَنتَ خَير أَمير طابَ عنصره

وَحازَ ما رام مِن علم وَمِن أَدَب

For you are the best prince of noble descent

And have attained the knowledge and manners you sought.