1. طسنٌ له في المجد فضلُ إمارهْ

    وعليه من علم الوقارِ أمَاره

    Tusun has the distinction of princely rank in glory;

    And he bears a sign from dignity's banner.

  2. شهمٌ تهذبَ في العلا من مهدِهِ

    وقضَى بميدانٍ العلا أوْطاره

    A noble-hearted man, refined in greatness from his cradle,

    And he fulfilled his desires in the arena of eminence.

  3. يحوي الفصاحةَ والبلاغةَ والبراع

    ةَ واليراعةَ عزّةً ومهاره

    He possesses eloquence, rhetoric, and excel-

    lence, and the reed pen, with dignity and skill.

  4. أمضى الدُّجى سهراً ليظفر بالرجا

    صقل الحِجى إذ جازَ خير تجاره

    He spent the dark hours awake to attain his hopes;

    He honed his intellect as he completed the finest trade.

  5. نفسٌ لها ينقادُ وهي زكيةٌ

    من حيث يعصى في الهوى الأمّاره

    He submits to a soul that is pure,

    While defying the commanding soul in matters of desire.

  6. في دولةِ الآداب صار مؤيداً

    وأَدام فيه ليلَه ونهاره

    In the realm of letters he became a champion,

    And devoted his nights and days to it.

  7. وقد اكتسى بالرشدِ أبهى حلةٍ

    من حيث يصرفُ في العلا ديناره

    And he donned sound judgment's most splendid robe,

    As he spends his dinar in pursuit of eminence.

  8. وقد اصطفاه خديو مصرَ محبةً

    وحباه صفوَ صهارةٍ واختاره

    And the Khedive of Egypt chose him out of affection,

    And granted him a choice marriage alliance, selecting him

  9. لكريمة زهراء تاج محاسنٍ

    قد أخجلتْ زهرَ الرياض نضاره

    For a radiant noble lady, a crown of charms,

    Whose freshness has put the gardens' blossoms to shame.

  10. وازداد إقبالاً ونال معزة

    في ضمن زُهرِ كواكبٍ سياره

    And he grew in favor and won esteem

    Among the bright, wandering stars,

  11. بسعادةٍ وسيادةٍ أبديّةٍ

    قدماً وقد أعلى العزيزُ مناره

    With happiness and everlasting lordship,

    From of old; and the mighty ruler has raised his beacon.

  12. لله من أحيا مآثرَ بيته

    وأدام في طول المدى آثاره

    God bless him who revived the glories of his house,

    And kept its legacy alive through the long span of time.

  13. ورثَ المفاخر كابراً عن كابر

    حتى غدتْ بين الأنامِ شِعاره

    He inherited glories, a noble heir to noble forebears,

    Until they became his emblem among humankind.

  14. شهمٌ فخيمٌ قدرُه ومقامه

    كفءٌ لدست سياسةٍ وإداره

    A noble-hearted man, august in worth and standing,

    Worthy of the seat of statecraft and administration.

  15. سَلْ مشرقاتِ الأُنس عن تاريخه

    طسن على عزِّ الصهارةِ والوزاره

    Ask joy's radiant lights about his date:

    Tusun, in the glory of marriage alliance and the vizierate.