أيا سيداً حازَ المكارم واللطفا

ومن شأوه في حَلبة الفضل لا يخفى

O noble one, endowed with virtues and kindness

Whose excellence in the arena of merit is not hidden

لمثلك يعنو القول نظَّمْت عقده

وقرطتُ آذان الحسان به شَنْفا

For the likes of you, I compose this ode

And adorn the ears of benevolence with it as ornament

وكم لك في نهج البلاغة من يد

هصرت بها غصن الوداد مع الأكفا

How much sway do you have in the path of eloquence

With which you have bent the branch of amity along with palms

فداً لك قد أقررت بالفضل أعيناً

فشارف ذرا العلياء وامدد لها كفا

To you I sacrifice, you who with merit made eyes certain

So join the highest company and extend to it a palm

ستحظى بها نعمى عليك مُفَاضَة

وترشف معسولَ الأماني بها رشفا

With it you will enjoy blessings showered upon you

And sip the sweetest of wishes with it as a draft

وهاك بها إنسان عين زمانه

ألوكة أشواقٍ من الأخلص الأصفا

And here is a man, the eye of his time

Yearning desires from the most sincere and pure

تهاديكم عَرْفَ الرياض تحيةً

وتنشر من صفو الوداد لكم صُفْحَا

They bid you, the fragrance of the gardens in greeting

And spread for you from the essence of amity, serenity