1. ليهنِكَ ما وافاكَ مِن فَيضِ نعمةٍ

    أَتَتكَ فَحَلَّت مِنكَ خَير مَكانِ

    May the abundant blessing that has reached you bring you joy;

    it came to you and found in you its finest home.

  2. وِسامٌ هُوَ الحليُ البَديعُ بَدا عَلى

    عَقائلَ فضلٍ في عُلاكَ حِسانِ

    A medal, that exquisite adornment, has appeared upon

    the fair noble ladies of merit in your exalted station.

  3. حَباكَ بِهِ عَبدُ الحَميدِ وَإِنَّهُ

    أَجلُّ حَباءً مِن أَجلِّ بَنانِ

    Abd al-Hamid bestowed it upon you, and indeed it is

    a most splendid gift from the noblest fingers.

  4. جَزاكَ جَميلاً عَن جَميلِ صَنائعٌ

    عَلى حُسنِها يُثني بِكُلِّ لِسانِ

    He rewarded you handsomely for gracious deeds,

    whose beauty is extolled in every tongue.

  5. فَقَد طالَما رُضتَ الفَضائلَ وَاِنَبرت

    لَتَعزيزِ شَأنِ العلمِ مِنكَ يَدانِ

    For long you have cultivated the virtues, and forth have come

    your two hands to advance the standing of learning.

  6. لذا نِلتَ بالاحسانِ تاريخَ بِرِّهِ

    فَأَولاكَ بِالنيشانِ رفعةَ شانِ

    Thus, through good deeds, you earned this chronogram of his favor:

    so, with the decoration, he raised your standing.