1. Among mankind are youths with lofty ambitions
Their names are highly esteemed titles

2. O Taha, your name itself is a song
That evokes meanings of glory and nobility

3. One like you needs no title
Yet your very name surpasses any title

4. Two subtle letters that fell on ears
And left their imprint on hearts, shaking the East in rapture

5. One who aspires to high goals seeks them
But goals have pursued you in their quest

6. O reviver of literature in an age
When rhymes lead an exiled life

7. And breathing life into lifeless bodies
Who believe in naught but food and gold

8. Today each writer is happy with his art
Yet no art is more wretched than literature!

9. When you are mentioned, o Taha, the letter Dhaad feels proud
Of the bond of kinship linking you both

10. For when nations present their case
And plead their cause, Taha pleads the cause of Arabs