1. A youth who has reached the summit of glory and sublime eminence
Has no equals among the eminent
١. فتىً قد رَقِي أَوجَ المفاخرِ والعُلَى
فليسَ لهُ فيما حَواهُ مُفاخِرُ
2. A youth endowed by Allah with helping hands that never fail
Though the gazes of onlookers dart towards him like sparks
٢. فتىً قد حباهُ اللَهُ أَيداً فلم يُبَل
ولو نَظَرَت شَزراً اليهِ النواظرُ
3. A youth whose heart feels no fear of formidable things
Though they be as fierce as the darkest, most ferocious lions
٣. فتىً لا يروعُ القلبَ منهُ عظائِمٌ
ولو كانَ ادناها الأُسودُ الكواسرُ
4. A youth who embodies patience, wisdom and virtue
So people bow before him in awe
٤. فتىً قد حَوَى حِلماً وحَزماً وسُؤدُداً
فقرَّت بهِ دونَ الأَنام المحاجرُ
5. If the hand of virtue shook his, it would prostrate itself before him
With dignity, at the prayer niche of clasped palms
٥. فلو صافَحَتهُ يدُ النُهَى سجدت لهُ
وقاراً بمِحراب الأَكُفِّ الخناصرُ