1. وَأَهلاً أَخا الآدابِ وَالفَضلِ والحِجى

    فَفيكَ لَنا رَبُّ البَريَّةِ أَتحفا

    And welcome, brother of letters, virtue, and wisdom!

    For in you the Lord of creation has bestowed a gift upon us.

  2. وَمِنكَ رَأَينا ما أَقَرَّ عُيونَنا

    وَمِنكَ سَمِعنا ما بِهِ السَّمعُ شُنِّفا

    And from you we have seen what gladdened our eyes.

    And from you we have heard what adorned our hearing with earrings.

  3. وَلَمّا اِصطَفاكَ المَجدُ تاجاً لِرَأسِهِ

    مِنَ الفَخرِ سَمَّتْكَ المَعالي بِمُصطَفى

    And when glory chose you as a crown for its head,

    Out of pride, the heights of honor named you Mustafa.