1. قدم الرَئيسُ مُحمدٌ بمسرّةِ

    وَسَعادةٍ أَبديةٍ وَمبرّةِ

    The chief Muhammad has arrived with joy,

    and everlasting happiness and beneficence,

  2. مِن بَعد ما شَهدت أوربّا أنه

    يُحيي بإذن اللَه نفسَ المَيت

    after Europe had attested that he

    revives, by God's leave, the soul of the dead.

  3. وَلَهُ جَهابذة الأَطبا أذعنت

    عِند التَجارُب بِالعُلا وَالرفعة

    And the master physicians have acknowledged his

    eminence and high rank through trials.

  4. وَالطب مِن عَلياه فَازَ بِعالم

    في واحد سام عَليّ الهمة

    And medicine, through his eminence, has gained a world

    in one exalted man of lofty resolve.

  5. فَلوَ اَنَّ بقراطاً رَأى أَعماله

    لَصَبا إِلَيهِ وَلَم يَحل عَن صُحبة

    Had Hippocrates seen his deeds,

    he would have yearned for him and never left his company.

  6. وَلَوَ اَنَّ جالينوس كانَ مُعاصِراً

    لِجَنابه لَسعى لَهُ في الجُملة

    And had Galen been a contemporary

    of His Excellency, he would, in short, have served him.

  7. يا حَبَّذا هَذا الأَمير فَإِنَّهُ

    في عَصرِهِ قَد صارَ قطبَ الحكمة

    O how splendid this emir is, for he

    in his age has become the pole of wisdom.

  8. وَلحسن منهجه اِصطَفاه لِنَفسه

    صَدر الصُدور سَعيد أَسنى دَولة

    For his excellent practice, the one who chose him for himself was

    Sa'id, foremost of dignitaries, most exalted in sovereignty.

  9. وَبِأَمره طافَ البِلاد جَميعها

    مَعَهُ وَعادَ لِمصر بَعد الرحلة

    At his command, he toured all the lands

    with him, and returned to Egypt after the journey.

  10. فَتَولَّت الأَدواءُ عِندَ مَجيئه

    وَاِستَبشر المَرضى بِأَبهى صحة

    Then diseases fled at his arrival,

    and the sick rejoiced in the finest health.

  11. وَمَضى الوَبا لَما أَحسّ بِمَقدم

    بنسيمه يَشفي سقام الأُمة

    And plague departed when it sensed an arrival

    whose breeze heals the nation's sickness.

  12. فَاِقبَل هَدية مُخلص لَكَ يَرتَجي

    عِندَ السَعيد دَوام تِلكَ الحظوة

    So accept the gift of one devoted to you, who hopes

    that such favor with Sa'id may endure.

  13. وَاِعلَم بِأَن جَوائزي مَقصورة

    بَينَ الأَنام عَلى اكتِساب الشُهرة

    And know that my rewards are confined,

    among humankind, to gaining renown.

  14. لا أَبتغي فيما أَبث مِن الثَنا

    ذَهباً وَلا نَفسي تَميل لِفُضة

    I seek not, through the praise I spread,

    gold, nor does my soul incline toward silver.

  15. وَلأَنت أَدرى يا أَمير بِما اِحتَوَت

    في ذَلِكَ المَعنى عَلَيهِ طَويتي

    And you know best, O emir, what lies

    within my heart concerning that matter.

  16. حاشاك تَرضى أَن أَبيع وَأَشتري

    شَرَفي بِبَيت لا يَدوم وَكُسوة

    Far be it from you to consent that I sell and buy

    my honor for a house that will not last, and clothing.

  17. وَأَبيك ما مثلي تُمَدُّ شَماله

    فَضلاً عَن اليُمنى لِأَلفَي بدرة

    By your father, one like me would not stretch out his left hand,

    let alone his right, for two thousand purses of money.

  18. أَنا ذَلِكَ الخل الَّذي جَرَّبتني

    وَعَرَفت أَخلاقي وَحسن سجيتي

    I am that friend whom you have put to the test,

    and whose character and good nature you have known.

  19. وَرَأَيت ديدنيَ القَناعة دائِماً

    مَع سُوء حَظي وَاحتِباس مَطيتي

    And you have seen contentment to be my constant way,

    despite my ill fortune and my mount's being held back.

  20. فَأَجز سِواي عَلى المَديح بِما تَشا

    وَاِجعَل نَصيبي مِنكَ حفظ مَودَّتي

    So reward others for their praise with whatever you wish,

    and let my share from you be to cherish my friendship.

  21. لا زلت مَنشور اللِواء مُؤيداً

    بِالنَصر مَسروراً مُنير الطَلعة

    May you ever remain with banner unfurled, upheld

    by victory, joyful and radiant of face,

  22. مُتَباهياً بِذَكاء أَنجال لَهُم

    في كُل تَعليم كَمال الفطنة

    proud of the intelligence of sons who possess

    perfect discernment in every branch of learning,

  23. ما اِزدَدت تَشريفاً وَحُزت تَقدّماً

    وَرقيت بِالعرفان أَسنى رُتبة

    as long as you increase in honor and gain advancement,

    and rise through knowledge to the loftiest rank,

  24. وَبَلَغت مِن أَعداك ما أَمَّلته

    وَحَظيت في مَصرٍ بِأَجزل نعمة

    and attain against your enemies all you hoped for,

    and enjoy in Egypt the most abundant blessings,

  25. أَو قال مَجدي في الإِياب مُؤرخاً

    لمحمد تَرَفٌ بِأَهنى أوبة

    or Majdi says of the return, composing a chronogram:

    "Muhammad enjoys ease in the most blissful homecoming."