1. أوائلُ الفتحِ فتحٌ

    لمن له السعد ناصر

    The beginnings of victory are victory,

    For one whose champion is good fortune.

  2. تسعٌ وتسعونَ حرفاً

    منها استفدنا بشائر

    Ninety-nine letters,

    From which we gleaned glad tidings.

  3. بدا بها اسمُ إمامٍ

    أبٍ وجدٍّ مآثر

    In them appeared the name of an imam,

    A father and a grandfather, and deeds of renown;

  4. أخبارُ أيامٍ مُلكٍ

    تاريخُ نَصرٍ لآمِر

    Accounts of days of kingship,

    The date of victory for a ruler.

  5. مجموعها نقطُ جدٍّ

    مُحمدٍ ذي المفاخر

    Their total is the dots of a grandfather—

    Muhammad, possessor of glories.

  6. والجدُّ بالفتحِ بختٌ

    حظٌّ وسعدٌ مفاخر

    And jadd, with the vowel a, means luck:

    Luck, good fortune, glories.

  7. وأيُّ عزٍّ وفخرٍ

    لمن له الذكرُ ذاكِر

    And what honor and pride

    For one whom remembrance commemorates!

  8. تلك السعادةُ ممنذ

    حازَ العُلا عن أكابر

    That happiness comes from [one who?]

    Attained eminence from great men.

  9. فكُن إمامَ المعالي

    لأنعُمِ اللَهِ شاكِر

    So be, O leader of noble deeds,

    Grateful for God's blessings.

  10. فقد بلغتَ الأماني

    وحُزتَ أسمى الذخائر

    For you have attained your wishes,

    And won the loftiest treasures.