1. تَجَلّى النورُ في أُفق المَعالي

    وَحَل البَدرُ في أَوجِ الكَمال

    Light shone forth on the horizon of high honors,

    And the full moon alighted at the zenith of perfection.

  2. وَأَزهَرَت الكَواكِبَ مُسفِرات

    عَن البُشرى فَاِشرَقَت اللَيالي

    The stars shone, revealing

    Glad tidings, and the nights grew radiant.

  3. وَأَبدى الدَهرُ مَولودا زَكيا

    تَلوح عَلَيهِ آياتُ الجَلال

    And Time brought forth a pure newborn,

    Upon whom signs of majesty gleam.

  4. عطارده بِلائِحَة التَهاني

    أَتي الاِعتابُ وَالاقبال نالى

    His Mercury, bearing a scroll of congratulations,

    Came to the thresholds, and good fortune was my share.

  5. فَأَلبَسَنا مِنَ الاِفراحِ تاجا

    وَكَلَّلَهُ بِأَنواعِ اللآلي

    So he adorned us with a crown of joys,

    And studded it with pearls of every kind.

  6. فَطَب صَدراً وَقربه عُيونا

    وَدم فرحا بِهاتيكَ الخَلال

    So be glad at heart, and let your eyes rejoice in him,

    And remain joyful in those virtues.

  7. فَمشكاة السعود لَدَيكَ تَنمو

    وَعباس عَلى النَصر عالي

    For the lamp-niche of good fortune grows beside you,

    And Abbas stands high in victory.

  8. مخايلة الشَريفة معلنات

    بان سَيَكون في أَبهى الخِصال

    His noble signs proclaim

    That he will possess the finest qualities.

  9. وَيَقفو الشَبل في وَصف أَباه

    كَما يَقفو الرَشا اِثر الغَزال

    And the lion cub follows his father in character,

    As the gazelle fawn follows the gazelle's tracks.