1. يا داعي الإيناسِ قَد أَبهَجَتنا

    بِبِشارَةٍ هَنَّت قُلوباً صافِيَه

    O herald of cheer, you have indeed delighted us

    With glad tidings that gladdened pure hearts:

  2. حَيثُ النَجيبُ أَبو البَلاغَةِ مُصطَفى

    رَبُّ المَعاني العالِياتِ الغالِيَه

    For the noble Mustafa, father of eloquence,

    Master of lofty, precious meanings,

  3. قَد فازَ مِن كَرَمِ العَزيزِ بِرُتبَةٍ

    كانَت لَعَمري عَن سَناهُ ساهِيَه

    Has gained, through al-Aziz’s generosity, a rank

    That had, by my life, been heedless of his radiance.

  4. بِاللَهِ إِلّا ما دَعَوتُ الوُرقَ إِن

    تَغدو بِذَلِكَ ساجِعاتٌ سارِيَه

    By God, I did but call the doves, if

    They would go forth with this, cooing through the night.

  5. وَإِذا دُعيتُ لِأَن تُبَشِّرَ ثانِياً

    اِرخِ نِعَمٌ وافَت نَجيبَ الثانِيَه

    And when I am called upon for you to bring glad tidings again,

    Record the date: “Blessings have reached Najib—the second rank.”