1. A warm greeting
To the Arabic genius

2. And a humble glance
At the splendor of literature

3. She has united both
Miy with my mother and father

4. Genius was before her
A burden in the belly of books

5. For long we have dealt
With aloofness and avoidance

6. Barren desires were planted
In the land before her

7. Ages passed in the mother
Of languages without bearing

8. Until when she grew weary
In her day of boiling

9. Allah bestowed the one
You see closely

10. She brought good news and warned
In her prose and poetry

11. O a shining sign
That crossed the shadows of obscurity

12. And a protected pearl
Though she was not veiled

13. And a shining star
In its east and west

14. The men conceded to you
From the highest positions

15. They failed in their quest
I hope you will not disappoint

16. The governors of literature
Gave you reign over literature

17. And conferred its affairs upon you
Which is the highest rank

18. And pledged allegiance to you with that
Which was hard on the seeker

19. So chaos vanished and the matter
Settled after the turmoil

20. And the kingdom of knowledge became
United in ties and robes

21. Make it greater with her, more just and loving
Since her allegiance was not

22. By force or conquest
O Miy, I have not seen in

23. Our lands anything so wondrous
You crossed the sea breadth when

24. You spanned the horizon’s length
May you find comfort

25. After prolonged fatigue
Rather, what comfort could you recall

26. From strange affairs
I do not lie to Allah, there is no

27. Comfort in our living
Worries keep coming and wishes keep

28. Fleeing
An ill-omened owl

29. Exhausted on the dunes
Oh what a loss

30. Of etiquette and well-mannered youth
Ruined like a mus’haf

31. That ended up in a junk shop
So its good fortunes are in ascents

32. And its joys in descents
His time turned to him

33. With its chopped up face
The vastness of space narrowed

34. On him in his solitude
His day and his night

35. In wakefulness and toil
So dry, O Miy

36. His pouring tears