يا كاسِيَ الخُلُقِ الرَضِيِّ وَصاحِبَ ال

أَدَبِ السَرِيِّ وَيا فَتى الفِتيانِ

O you of pleasing character and secret etiquette

And O youth of youths

إِن رَشَّحوكَ فَأَنتَ مِن بَيتٍ رَمى

بِسِهامِهِ عَن حَوزَةِ الأَوطانِ

If they nominated you, you are from a house that

Shot its arrows beyond the realm of nations

زَكّاكَ إِقدامٌ وَرَأيٌ شاهِدٌ

وَنَقِيُّ إيمانٍ وَحُسنُ بَيانِ

Your resolve and perceptive mind commend you

As does the purity of your faith and eloquence

لَو كُنتَ بَينَ الناخِبينَ لَأَدرَكوا

ما فيكَ يا حِفنِيُّ مِن رِضوانِ

If you were among the electors, they would recognize

What felicity you possess, my dear Hifni