قُلْ لأعْلَى الوَرَى مَحَلاّ ورُتْبَهْ

وأجَلِّ الأنَّامِ قَدْراً وأَنبَهْ

Say to the highest in rank and position

And the most eminent of men in worth and alertness

والكَرِيمِ الذي بَنَى لِذَوِي الآ

مالِ في سَاحَةِ المَنَامَةِ كعْبهْ

And the generous one who built for his people

A place of prominence in Manama

وأَبُوهُ مَنْ قَدْ عَلِمْنَا وأمَّا

أُمُّهُ فَهيَ بالبَتُولَةِ أَشْبَهْ

Whose father we know well, and whose

Mother is most maiden-like

خَيِّرٌ مَنْ بَينَ خَيِّرِينَ تَربَّى

طَاهِر العِرْضِ عَنْ خَناً ومَسبَّهْ

A good man raised among the good

Of pure honor, far from fault and blame

رَحِمَ اللَّهُ والدَيهِ وأَبْقَا

هُ بَقَاءَ الدّنى وأعلى كَعْبَهْ

May God have mercy on his parents and grant him

An enduring life of glory and loftiness

إنَّ قَوْماً مِن الأحِبَّةِ عِندِي

وأعَزُّ الوَرَى عَلَيَّ الأحِبَّهْ

I have some dear friends

And the dearest of all to me are my loved ones

وبِبَيْتِي ما شِئْتُ والحمدُ للَّهِ

ولكِنْ ما فِيهِ حَبَّةُ شَنْبَه

In my house I have what I want, praise God

But nothing like a morsel of sugar

وَدَعَانِي إلى اسْتماحَتِكَ الوِدُّ

الذي قَد علَمتَهُ والصُّحْبهْ

Affection has called me to seek your friendship

Which you know well, and companionship

فَلَئِنْ جَاءَ ما التَمسْتُ فَشُكراً

ولَئنْ كَانَ غيرُ ذَاكَ فَغَضْبَهْ

So if what I seek comes about, then thanks

But if not, then anger

ورَمَى اللَّهُ مَنْ يُعاديكَ يا را

شِدُ إمَّا بِحَيَّةٍ أو بِحربَهْ

And may God smite whoever is your enemy, O guide

Whether with a snake or with war

فَلئِنْ تَابَ بعدَ ذَاكَ وإلاّ

فَرَمَاهُ بِطَعنةٍ أو بِضَرْبهْ

If after that he repents, fine, but if not

Then strike him with a stab or a blow

ومَن اغْتَاظَ من دُعَايَ ولَمْ يَرْ

ضَ بِمَا قُلْتُ فيكَ فَهو ابن

And whoever is angered by my prayer, and does not

Appreciate what I have said about you, is a son of