1. مَوْلايَ فَخْرَ الدِّينِ دَعْوَةُ خَادِمٍ

    مِنّي إليكَ وَذَاكَ بَعْضُ الوَاجِبِ

    My lord Fakhr al-Din, a servant’s invitation

    From me to you—and that is but part of my duty.

  2. الدَّوْلَةُ الغَرَّاءُ عَيْنُ زَمَانِها

    إذْ زَانَها مِنْكَ الإلهُ بِحَاجِبِ

    The radiant state is the eye of its age,

    For God adorned it with you as chamberlain—its eyebrow.