ومن حقكم شكرا آلائكم

ومن حقكم شكرا آلائكم

ومن حق شانئكم أن يذم

ومن حق شانئكم أن يذم

And you are owed gratitude for your bounties,

You owe your parents thanks and praise

And whoever hates you deserves reproach.

While your detractor deserves your blame

فما أنس لا أنس ذاك العلا

فما أنس لا أنس ذاك العلا

وذاك السناء وتلك الشيم

وذاك السناء وتلك الشيم

So whatever I forget, I shall not forget that eminence,

Never shall I forget that splendor

And that glory, and those noble traits,

That glory, dignity, and grace

ودنيا به طلقة المجتلى

ودنيا به طلقة المجتلى

ودهرا به واضح المبتسم

ودهرا به واضح المبتسم

And a world, through him, cheerful to behold,

A world made brighter by his smile

And an age, through him, with a radiant smile.

An age enlightened by his fame

يقول الخفاجي في نظمه

يقول الخفاجي في نظمه

متى شئت حدث به ولا جرم

متى شئت حدث به ولا جرم

Al-Khafaji says in his verse:

Al-Khafājī says in verse so fine

Whenever you wish, speak of him; there is no blame.

Speak of him whenever you desire

وأقسم لو أن عصر الشباب

وأقسم لو أن عصر الشباب

كأيامه لأمنا الهرم

كأيامه لأمنا الهرم

And I swear, if the years of youth

And I swear if only youth's springtime

Were like his days, we would be safe from old age.

Could be as his days, old age would never tire