1. The judge of judges, the scholar of scholars
Who revived the ancient glory from its ashes
١. قاضي القضاةِ وعالم العُلَما الَّذي
أحيى من المجدِ الأَثيلِ رُفاتا
2. Who the heroes marched with to the farthest horizons
Yet their strides fell short of matching his own
٢. مَنْ غنْ جَرَتْ مَعَهُ الفحولُ إلى مدى
قصرتْ خطاهمْ عَن خُطاه وَفَاتا
3. He whom none can equal in nobility and virtue
Who spent his nights acquiring pride and glory
٣. مَنْ لا يدانيهِ عُلىً ونَبَاهَةً
مَنْ ظَلّ في كَسْب الفخارِ وبَاتا
4. Whose qualities brought honor to the generous souls
Among both his living and departed people
٤. مَن شَرّفَتْ وَهُمُ الكرامُ صِفاتُه
مِنْ أَهْلِه الأحياءَ والأمْواتا