The land and its cities, a protector of Islamic faith and a suppressor of rebels among the people. He brought them the sweetness of security with his kindness and his trust. His religion, you will not find a patient, generous one whose bounty encompasses all existence. He spreads justice, and he is for the people, agreeing in judgments when they exist. Right in action, truthful in speech, faithful in keeping covenants, fulfilling promises. His ambition is to cut off corruption, reform all the land, and prepare the way. We are from the garden of security, so live a pleasant life with him and a long shade. O ruler whose qualities are exalted by existence. You are our fortress, and you are the hope against enemies and the envy of the envious. He is Al-Fatih, the lord of the two noble ones, his victorious army, and the ruler of the lands. The Syrian, the brave, the renowned lion, the Commander of the Faithful. Al-Haj Muhammad Ali Pasha, my benefactor, may God raise the tent of his state's glory and perpetuate his reign with its duration and might. And my service began with the position of giving in the hopes of the eighth of the infantry, and I traveled with him to Al-Burra and endured hardship. And before that, I had traveled to the lands of the Sudans and seen wonders there that, if written, would be like the flowers of a garden. Then I was employed in the school of Abu Za'bal to correct medical books, and I was assigned from it.