1. Greetings spread like roses in bloom
Carried to that fertile place

2. Greetings within greetings within greetings
Borne by the southern winds

3. To one whose perfection has sublime traits
Like musk exuding all that is good

4. A refined, complete, keen and perceptive poet
Who composes beautiful, graceful verse

5. Of gentle nature, with a pure heart
Of beautiful creation, with a vast chest

6. Each verse he writes
Has an impact on hearts

7. His expression is free of any fault
Matching the strangeness of its fine meaning

8. His poems are like sunlight streaming
Yet set before it can dim

9. Through him Syria's pride is magnified
And distant and near extol his worth

10. May he remain safe from all evil
As he is free of flaws