1. Does this age of glory congratulate you, or does glory
Congratulate this age, exalted, as its fortune shone?

2. The honor of days is through their people,
Their image shaped by the imprint of their deeds.

3. A place for the strides of men and their merit,
Accompanied in attaining it by toil and effort.

4. A man may ascend in glory through his striving,
And attain what glory and striving cannot attain.

5. A youth is not one who encounters time effortlessly,
Without the resolve of his will, opposed and adverse.

6. Seeking the heights is no easy matter, but rather
Its sweetness is patience, its firmness honey.

7. My covenant with it is it never breaks its promise and loyalty,
It has no covenant with any other than its companion.

8. It shone with pride and lofty station through him,
And delighted through him a soul, so its days are comfortable.

9. We knew through him the merit of men and their perseverance,
For their perseverance is nothing but virtue and devotion.

10. We count among the generous their attributes,
And recite them with pride, and they have no limit.

11. Through them my hopes were fulfilled and the goal of my pursuit,
No quest for the lofty peaks was thwarted by their magnanimity.

12. I walk the expanse of time accompanied by them,
Glancing at them for guidance, so guidance makes me prosper.

13. I have known only benevolence from them for my soul,
I have mentioned no merit that was not completed by their bounty.

14. This holiday congratulates you, for it is your holiday,
And its joys in fortune and dignity expand.

15. Never did I cease making your noble traits my goal,
Adorned by the lofty peaks, made prosperous by glory.