1. يا أَيُّها المَولى الَّذي فَضله

    قَد عزّ عَن حَوزة أَندادِهِ

    O master, whose excellence

    has risen beyond the reach of his peers,

  2. هَنأت من جلّ هَنا قَلبه

    كِتابك السامي بِإسعادهِ

    you congratulated one whose heart’s chief joy

    is your lofty letter, with the happiness it brings him.

  3. إِن كانَ ذاكَ الطفل فيهِ المُنى

    فَأَنتَ لي ذُخر بِإرشادهِ

    If my hopes reside in that child,

    then, by guiding him, you are a treasure to me.

  4. قَد كانَ فيما قُلت تَشريفه

    فَالعَبد يَعتَزّ بِأَسيادهِ

    What you said was indeed an honor to him,

    for the servant takes pride in his masters.