1. لَقَد وافَتنِيَ البُشرى

    وَأُنبِئتُ بِما سَرّا

    Indeed, glad tidings have reached me,

    And I was told what brought me joy.

  2. وَقالوا عَنكَ لي أَمسِ

    رَبِحتَ النِمرَةَ الكُبرى

    And yesterday they said to me of you:

    “You have won the grand prize!”

  3. فَيا مُطرانُ ما أَولى

    وَيا مُطرانُ ما أَحرى

    So, Mutran, how well deserved!

    And, Mutran, how fitting!

  4. لَقَد أَقبَلَتِ الدُنيا

    فَلا تَجزَع عَلى الأُخرى

    Indeed, this world has turned toward you,

    So do not fret about the next.

  5. أَخَذتَ الصِفرَ بِاليُمنى

    وَكانَ الصِفرُ بِاليُسرى

    You took the zero on the right,

    And the zero had been on the left.

  6. وَكانَت فِضَّةً بيضاً

    فَصارَت ذَهَباً صُفرا

    And it was white silver,

    Then it became yellow gold.

  7. وَقالَ البَعضُ أَلفَينِ

    وَقالوا فَوقَ ذا قَدرا

    And some said, “Two thousand,”

    And others named a still greater sum.