1. نَشأ السَعيد محمدٌ لَيثُ الشَرى

    وَغَدا لملك أَبيه أَكرمَ وَارثِ

    Muhammad Sa'id grew up, the lion of al-Sharā,

    And became the noblest heir to his father's dominion.

  2. وَبِهِ اِكتَسى فَصلُ الربيع مَحاسِناً

    وَصَفا الزَمان لِراحل وَلماكث

    Through him, spring clothed itself in beauty,

    And time grew serene for traveler and resident.

  3. وَاِستبشر المَريخ مِنهُ بقسور

    يُودي لَدى الهَيجا بِمُهجة ناكث

    And Mars rejoiced to find in him a mighty lion,

    Who ends an oathbreaker's life in battle.

  4. وَسمَت بِمولده الوَقائع وَاِنقَضت

    أَيام نابليون واحد يافث

    And events rose in glory with his birth, and passed away

    The days of Napoleon, Japheth's peerless one.

  5. شَتان بينهما فَإِن سَعيدنا

    لِحِماية الأَوطان أَوفى حارث

    How different they are! For our Sa'id

    Is the most faithful tiller in defense of the homelands.

  6. وَلمصر طُول الدَهر مِنهُ تَمدُّنٌ

    يَزداد في أَوقاته بِبَواعث

    And Egypt gains from him civilization for all time,

    Increasing in his days through impelling forces.

  7. وَالفَخر في عيد يَقول مُؤرِّخاً

    خُلق السَعيد لِناجب في مارث

    And Pride declares at a festival, composing a chronogram:

    Sa'id was born to a noble man in March.