1. عبْدَ الإلاهِ بنَ عُثْمانَ ابْقَ في دَعَةٍ

    عِنايةُ اللهِ تحْوِيها وتكْفِيها

    O Abd al-Ilah ibn Uthman, remain in ease,

    which God's care encompasses and sustains.

  2. لوْ لمْ يكُنْ لِبلادِ الغرْبِ مَحْمَدَةٌ

    إلا بكوْنِكَ يا قُطْبَ العُلا فِيها

    If the lands of the West had no claim to praise

    save your presence there, O pole of eminence!

  3. لكَ الحُقوقُ الّتي مهْما اعْترَفْتُ بِها

    لا يَسْتَطيعُ لِساني أنْ يُوَفّيها

    You have claims upon me that, however much I acknowledge them,

    my tongue cannot discharge in full.

  4. لازلْتَ تخْتالُ للنّعْماءِ في حُلَلٍ

    عليْك اللهُ يُبْديها ويُخْفِيها

    May you ever stride proudly in robes of bounty,

    which God reveals upon you and conceals.

  5. كرُمْتَ ذاتاً ومجْداً واشتَهَرْتَ سَنا

    فزادَكَ اللهُ تَنْويهاً وتَرْفيها

    You are noble in person and glory, renowned for splendor;

    so may God increase your renown and ease.