1. Love Marwan as a child and support him as a youth 
And encourage him as a man with virtue to adorn him 
١. أَحبِبْ بمروانَ طفلاً واعتمدْه فَتىً
 وحَيّه رجُلاً بالفضل يزدانُ
2. Raise him for glory inherited and acquired  
A father and mother they are for glory the sign 
٢. نماه للمجد موروثاً ومكتسباً
 أَبٌ وأُمٌّ هما للمجدِ عنوانُ
3. How good preparation for fate nurturing  
The succession of the righteous ancestors since they were 
٣. يا حسنها عدّةً للدهر كافلةً
 خلافةَ السَّلَفِ الأخيار مُذْ كانوا
4. Perhaps it is the best date told of them  
How excellent the successor among the sons is Marwan 
٤. لعلَّها خيرُ تأريخٍ يُقال بِها
 نِعمَ الخليفة في الأبناء مروان