1. My house you have adorned, Fakhr al-Din,
And lit a lamp in my mind ever burning bright.

2. You sent forth pearls of wheat generously strewn—
Take from my praise a jewel finely wrought.

3. An empty house of mice once was my abode
When you did build and furnish it outright

4. Our pergola regained its youthful prime
As if the spring of youth again took flight.