1. Praise be to Allah, His mercy has spread
And the tyrants' power has vanished

2. He has improved religion and life through an Able One
Who has devoted himself to establishing justice

3. A virtuous, chaste, forbearing, capable one, whose wisdom
Shone throughout the universe like the sun's rays

4. The shameful cover was lifted by a pure one who loves him
And every crooked one who hates him was bent

5. He came to Syria when it was deprived of rain
So it overflowed until it became like the sea in its abundance

6. He singled out its transgressors and chose its best
He still supports it, for justice is his trait

7. O the best one whose appearance beautified the world
And the best one whose merits made his conduct praised

8. Every good deed done in the world by us
Is through your awe-inspiring agent taking charge of it

9. So submit, excel, and rise above in merit, you who trace
Your lineage to him, O member of the Prophet's family

10. We did not know, when you entered Syria delighted,
Whether your radiant face outshone the sun in its rising

11. Or did a historian's sun rise recording your praise
Or did the kingdom shine when you came, lauded