هُنِّىءَ العامُ وما يُعْقِبُهُ

مِن تَوالي رَجَبٍ بعد رَجَبْ

The year was congratulated, and what follows it

Of the succession of Rajab after Rajab

دائماً ما طلعتْ شمسُ الضُّحى

وسَما في الأفْقِ نجْمٌ وغَرَبْ

The morning sun always rose

And a star shone in the horizon and set

ببَقاءِ الصّاحِب الصَّدرِ الذي

أحْرَزَ المجْدَ بسَعْيٍ ونَسبْ

With the survival of the sincere friend

Who attained glory through effort and lineage

بمنيعِ الجارِ مَبْذولِ النَّدى

في الخطوب الدُّهْم والغُبْر الشُّهب

With the staunch neighbor who gives freely

In adversities, sorrows, and trailing stars

بوَهوبِ الدَّثْرِ لا يُسْألُهُ

وإذا ما عَظُمَ الجُرْمُ وَهَبْ

With the generosity that is never questioned

And when the sin is grave, forgiveness is granted

عَضُدُ الدين الذي مَعْروفُهُ

طاردُ الفَقْرِ وقَتَّالُ السْغَبْ

The pillar of the faith, whose benevolence

Dispels poverty and kills wretchedness

عادِلٌ في الحُكْمِ لا يَلْفِتُهُ

لَدَدُ الخصْمِ ولا طيشُ الغضب

The just ruler, not distracted by

The opponent's defiance or the fury of rage

بأسُهُ والجودُ مِنْ راحَتِهِ

حيثُ ما كانَ حَياةٌ وعَطَبْ

His might and generosity are his repose

Wherever there is life and yearning

وهُمامٌ لمْ تَزَلْ ساحاتُهُ

مِلْؤُها منهُ رَجاءٌ ورَهَبْ

And aspirations, whose arenas

Are always filled with hope and awe from him

وهو عَن عارِ الدَّنايا نازِحٌ

ومِن العَلْياءِ والمَجْدِ سَقِبْ

He is aloof from the disgrace of this life

And clings to glory and greatness