1. أهنِّئُ إبراهيم بالرتبة التي

    أتت أهلها في الفضل والأدب الجمِّ

    I congratulate Ibrahim on the rank that

    has found its rightful bearer in merit and abundant learning.

  2. وأذكر مَن في كل قلب مكانة

    له قبل كرسيّ الوزارة والحكم

    And I speak of one whose place in every heart

    was his before the chair of ministry and rule.

  3. وأرعى لمن عندي أياديه حقه

    ومن جاهه جاهي وفي عزمه عزمي

    And I honor the due of one whose favors I have received,

    from whose standing comes mine, and in whose resolve lies my own.

  4. رضى ملك القطرين نلت كرامة

    لمالك في القطرين من لقب واسم

    You have won the favor of the king of the two lands, an honor

    to the title and name you bear in both lands.

  5. وما هو إلا المجد قل أمامه

    متاع الغزاة الفاتحين من الغنم

    And it is nothing but glory; before it pales

    the booty of conquering warriors.

  6. وإن المجال اليوم للقول واسع

    ويا ليت في ذهني مداه وفي فهمي

    And indeed, the scope for speech today is vast;

    oh, if only its full reach lay within my mind and understanding!

  7. ولولا الذي أشكو من السقم والضنى

    ملأت المكان الفخم من شعريَ الفخم

    And were it not for the illness and weakness I suffer,

    I would have filled this splendid place with my splendid verse.

  8. لعل سروري بالذي نلت مبرئي

    وفي راحة الوجدان عافية الجسم

    Perhaps my joy at what you have won will heal me;

    and in peace of mind lies the health of the body.

  9. وإني لهذا الملتقى اليوم مُكبرٌ

    وما هو إلا ملتقى الرأي والحزم

    And I hold this gathering today in high esteem,

    and it is nothing but a meeting of judgment and resolve.

  10. وإن كرّمَ الأحرار ذاتك كرموا

    مكان سجايا الغر والشيم الشمِّ

    And if free men have honored you, they have honored

    the seat of noble character and lofty virtues.

  11. وما الحزب في أوطانه غير أخوة

    عليهم لها ما للأب البرِّ والأم

    And the party in its native lands is but a band of brothers,

    who owe their homeland what is owed a kind father and mother.

  12. أقاموا لها في غمرة الحرب عُدةً

    وأكبر منها عندهم عُدَّة السلم

    They made provision for her amid the turmoil of war,

    and greater still in their eyes is provision for peace.

  13. وساروا بها حتى اطمأنت وأدركوا

    مدى الجهد في تاريخها الحافل الضخم

    And they led her onward until she was secure, and reached

    the furthest bounds of endeavor in her eventful, mighty history.

  14. وإني لأرجو اليوم منها ومنهمُ

    لها ولهم ما لا يحيط به علمي

    And today I look with hope to her and to them,

    for more for her and for them than my knowledge can encompass.

  15. وأولى بإبرام الأمور ونقضها

    لأمته من يفتديها ومن يحمي

    And most worthy to settle matters and undo them

    for his nation is he who sacrifices himself for her and defends her.