1. If we congratulated you, it was our happiness
So we refrain from composing congratulations, to praise

2. And if we praised you, we
Intended to prove what we have proven

3. Alas! We cannot enumerate your praise, but
We attempt some of what was possible

4. And we mention it not intending praise, but
To please ears with it, and our tongues

5. And God has many names, numerous
Repeated and recited in songs and melodies

6. And we are proud if we said Gregory E. is for us
A president, and we enjoy bliss and wishes

7. A president over us, virtuous and a father to us
Kind-hearted, his kindness increased our affection

8. Oh Lord, whose favor has spread
And the greatest fortune was what came to us from his abundance

9. You have planted in beautiful Beirut a garden
Whose ample shade is pleasant, and its fruits are delightful

10. You watered it with your flowing spring, so it flourished
And you shone your zealous sun upon it

11. Its flowers tell of the sweetness of fruits
And its fruits, the melted honey, for whoever picked them

12. So it came to congratulate you, like a garden
Whose flowers compose motley letters