1. A spirit that evokes light has blessed poetry,
And eloquence with far-reaching goals.
١. حَبَّذَا الشِّعْرِ خَاطِرٌ يبْعَثُ النُّورَ
وَلَفْظٌ دَانٍ بعِيدُ المَرَامِي
2. Each verse is as beautiful as a flower bed,
As fragrant as the meadows of Aram.
٢. كل بَيْتٍ كَمَنْبِتِ الزَّهْرِ حُسْناً
وَشَذاً أَوْ كَمرْقِعِ الآرَامِ
3. Its verses delighted us in a book
For the youth of enduring ambitions.
٣. أَبْهَجَتْنَا آَيَاتُهُ فِي كِتَابٍ
لِنَدَى الصِّبَا سَنِيَّ المَرَامِ
4. Since it shot its arrow and hit the mark,
We never doubted that it was a sure arrow.
٤. مُذْ رَمَى سَهْمَهُ فَجَاءَ المُعَلَّى
مَا شَكَكْنَا فِي أَنَّهُ سَهْمُ رَامِ