1. A quarter has grown old, yet still shines bright,
Its beauty glows from dawn through darkest night.
١. ربعٌ لقد أَربَى سَنَى وسَناءَ
تزهو محاسنُهُ صَباحَ مَساءَ
2. In it joy persists, each sorrow drowned and drowned,
All gloom erased, sunlight abounds and abounds.
٢. دامت بهِ الأَفراحُ ناسخةً بهِ ال
أَتراحَ ما نَسَخَ الضِيا الأَفياءَ
3. Within its virtues, bounties have taken root,
Excelled in merit, blessings bear more fruit.
٣. وثوت بهِ الخيراتُ ضِمنَ فضائلٍ
فضلت بفضلٍ يستزيدُ عَطاءَ
4. God granted House of Salam peace as a gift,
Through hand so pure, safety itself does lift.
٤. وحبا الالهُ بني سَلامةَ نِعمةً
تُهدِي السَلامةَ عن يدٍ بيضاءَ
5. A refuge, Joseph, whose beauty time can’t mar,
His castle’s built, for Christ a guiding star,
٥. مَغنىً ليُوسُف ياردٍ حَسَنُ الجَما
لِ فأَرِّخوا لسني المسيح بناءَ
6. Alive, Joseph sheds on Christ’s home holy light,
Since hijra dated, glorious in its might.
٦. حَيٌّ أَضَاءَ بيوسف سني الالى
ارختهُ مُذ هِجرةٍ إِحصاءَ
7. A home raised up, Bahá its splendor tells,
A palace peerless, by Him built so well.
٧. بيتٌ تَشيَّدَ بالبَهاءِ مؤرَّخاً
قصرٌ تفرَّدَ بالبِناءِ بَهاءَ