إِلى الآن لَم تَصدر بِقَيدي أَوامرُ

وَلا ضمّني بَعد اِتِصالي دَفاترُ

Until now, no orders have been issued for my detention

Nor have I been entered after my connection in books

وَلي في دَمنهور مِن الأُنس وَحشةٌ

إِذا لَم يَكُن لي في الرَجاء مسامر

And I have in Damanhour loneliness from intimacy

If there is no solace for me in hope

فَمُر يا وَزير الملك بِالقَيد حَسبَما

وَعَدتَ بِهِ كَيلا تُشَقَّ المَرائر

So order, O vizier of the king, my detention as

You have promised, so that difficulties are not exacerbated

وَبِاليسر فرّج عسرَ سَبعة أَشهُرٍ

بِها اِشتدّ بَأس الفَقر وَالفَقر كافر

And with ease relieve the difficulty of seven months

In it the affliction of poverty and poverty intensified

وَخُذ بِيَدي وَاِسمَح بِصَرف الَّذي مَضى

وَبِالزَاد زَوّدني فَإِني مُسافر

And take me by the hand and approve the expenditure of the past

And with provision, provide me, for I am a traveler

وَلَم أَدرِ ما حالَ الَّذين تَركتهم

بِبَيت خليّ لَيسَ فيهِ ذَخائر

And I did not know the state of those I left

In an empty house with no treasures

وَخَلِّص فُؤادي مِن حَبائل شدّة

عَلَيّ بِها في الضيق دارَت دَوائر

And free my heart from the fetters of hardship

Circuits turned against me in distress

وَقَد كانَ بَعض الناس عَمداً أَضاعَني

وَلَولاك ما قامَت بِحفظي عَساكر

And some people had intentionally lost me

And were it not for you, armies would not have kept me safe

فَصُن عَن سُؤال الذل وَجهي بِدَولة

بِها أَنتَ للعافين بِالبَذل جابر

So protect my face from the humiliation of asking with a state

In which you are the benefactor to the healthy with generosity

وَلا تَنسني في قَرية بَعضُ أَهلِها

وُحوشٌ وَبَعض للجَماد يُناظر

And do not forget me in a village, some of its people

Are beasts and some are equal to inanimate objects

وَكُل الَّذي فيها ثقيل وَبارد

خَلا ماءها الجاري بِها فَهوَ فاتر

And all that is in it is heavy and cold

Except its running water, which is tepid

وَها أَنا قَد أَبديت في العَرض حالَتي

وَإِني لَفي السَرّاء وَالضرِّ شاكر

And here I have shown my condition in presentation

And I am, in ease and hardship, grateful

وَحاشا يضام المُستَجير وَأَنتَ في

زَمانك حصن لِلمُروءة ناصر

And it is shameful for the asylum seeker to be blamed while you

In your time, are a fortress for chivalry and a supporter

رَعاكَ الَّذي أَولاك سابغ نعمة

تَدُوم مَدى الدُنيا وَشانيك صاغر

May He who granted you an abundant grace keep you safe

Lasting the duration of the world and your glory humble

وَبَلغك المَأمول في ظل دَولة

لَها أَنتَ يا نعم المُشير الموازر

And may you attain what you hope for in the shadow of a state

For which you are the best advisor and supporter

وَأَيدك الرَحمن بِالنَصر ما صَفَت

لِعلياك بِالإِخلاص مِنا سَرائر

And may the Merciful support you with victory as long as

The secrets of our loyalty to your supremacy are pure

وَما قُلت في حسن اِبتِداء صَحيفتي

إِلى الآن لَم تَصدُر بِقَيدي أَوامر

And what I said in praising the beginning of my writ

Until now, no orders have been issued for my detention