يا أهلَ فضلِ اللهِ إنَّ لبيتكم

فضلاً يروح له الثناء ويغتدِي

O people of Allah's grace, your house

Certainly has virtues that praise extols and lauds

هذا شهابُ سمائكم متوقِّدٌ

بالذّهنِ فوقَ الكوكبِ المتوقّد

This is a shining star in your skies

With intellect flaming above the flaming planet

أفعاله ومقاله ونواله

للمجتلي والمجتني والمجتدي

His actions, words, and gifts

Are for the excellent, the pure, and the striving

للهِ كم لكَ من يدٍ أسديتها

ما للمدائحِ في وفاها من يد

O Lord, how many hands has he offered

That praise cannot match in loyalty

نطقتني ورفعتني بمكارمٍ

خفضت لديَّ وأخرست من حسّد

He made me speak and lifted me with virtues

Lowered himself before me and silenced the envious

وأقمتني فيها خطيباً بالثنا

ومننت حتَّى باللباسِ الأسودِ

And established me as an eloquent orator in praise

And graced me even with the black attire

من مبلغ الأهلينَ عنِّي أنَّني

بدمشقَ عدت لطيبِ عيشي الأرغد

Tell the family for me that I

Have returned to Damascus for a life of comfort and ease

وأمنتُ من نارِ الخطوبِ ولفحهَا

لما لجأتُ إلى الجنابِ الأحمدي

And I am safe from the flames of turmoil

Since I took refuge in the most lauded sanctuary