1. للّه محيي الدين فل

    يبق الإله لنا جنابه

    How admirable is Muhyi al-Din! So may

    God preserve his noble person for us.

  2. ما كان إلا مظهرا

    للافتخار ولا غرابه

    He was nothing but a source

    of pride—and no wonder.

  3. في المجد ما من راية

    إلا تلقاها عرابه

    There is no banner of glory

    that Araba has not taken up.

  4. فيه النبوغ مجسم

    مذ كان عنوان النجايه

    In him, genius is embodied,

    since he became the emblem of distinction.

  5. ما كان بعد الشيخ غي

    ره بالقدير على الخطابه

    After the sheikh, no one but

    him was capable of oratory.

  6. منه الحماسة تقتنىء

    من شاء فليملأ وطابه

    From him, fervor is acquired;

    whoever wishes, let him fill his milk-skins.

  7. فعلى حسابي شكره

    ولتحسبوا مثلي حسابه

    So let thanking him be my charge,

    and reckon his worth as I do.