1. يَا مَنْ لَهُ خَيْرُ ذِكْرَى

    عِنْدِي وَأَخْلَدُ رَسْمِ

    O you whose memory is dearest

    To me, and whose image is most enduring,

  2. أَرَاكَ تِلْقَاءَ عَيْنِي

    وَمِلْءَ رُوحِي وَجِسْمِي

    I see you before my eye,

    And filling my soul and my body,

  3. فِي كُلِّ مَطْلِعِ نَجْمٍ

    وَكُلِّ مَغْرِبِ نَجْمِ

    In every rising of a star

    And every setting of a star.

  4. مَسَرَّةٌ لِي وَفَخْرٌ

    تَلازُمُ اسْمِكَ وَاسْمِي

    A joy to me and a source of pride

    Is the bond between your name and mine.