عذار خدّيه راقَ مرآها

فحبَّذا ماؤها ومرْعاها

Her cheek’s flush enhanced her beauty’s sheen,

So excellent her water and her pasture green.

أخضر نفس الفتى به ألفتْ

والنفس خضراء قد عرفناها

The youth found pleasure in its verdant hue,

For green’s the colour that delights us, as we’ve seen.

أجني بها الحسن من تفضُّل محي الد

ين أنشى العلا وأحياها

My praise brought forth in her a wealth of grace,

As Massih breathed life into clay, making it keen.

ذو البيت علياه خير شاهدةٍ

أفلح من بالمديحِ زكَّاها

This house’s lord is witness without peer

To blessings showered on those who him esteem.

آخر أمجاده كأوَّلهم

كحلقةٍ بدؤها كعقباها

His glory’s end resembled its beginning,

A bracelet clasped, resembling its end ring.

شكراً لجدواه إنها سحبٌ

أحيت نبات الرجا بسقياها

Thanks be for his endeavor! It revived

The plants of hope, watered from its stream.

إذا وصفنا مذاق أنعمه

حلّته أمداحنا وحلاَّها

If we describe the savor of his gifts,

Our praises are the sweetmeats, it’s the cream.