1. ما زِلتُ لِلَهِ أَحمَدُ

    ما دامَ يَسعَدُ أَحمَدُ

    I still praise Allah

    As long as Ahmed is blessed

  2. وَبُغيَتي وَرَجائي

    أَراهُ أَسنى وَأِسعَدُ

    My aspirations and wants

    I see them best and most blessed

  3. فَإِنَّهُ لَجَديرٌ

    بِكُلِّ فَخرٍ وَسودُدُ

    For He is indeed worthy

    Of every pride and love

  4. كَمالُهُ غَيرُ خافٍ

    وَفَضلُهُ لَيسَ يَجحَدُ

    His perfection has no doubt

    His grace none can shun

  5. فَالإِسمِ وَالفِعلُ خَيري

    وَالسيرَةُ المِسكُ وَالنَدُ

    The name and deed are good

    Morals pleasant, generosity abounds

  6. وَالخَيرُ مِنهُ قَريبٌ

    وَالشَرُّ حاشاهُ أَبعَدُ

    Good from Him is near

    Evil, far removed, He has spurned

  7. وَالصِدقُ فيهِ غَريزي

    حَديثُهُ فيهِ مُسنَدُ

    Truth in Him is instinct

    His words well-evidenced

  8. لِذاكَ قَد عَزَّ قَدراً

    عِندَ العَزيزِ المُمَجَّدِ

    For that, esteem for Him has grown

    With the Mighty, the Glorious One

  9. فَلَم يَزَل يَصطَفيهِ

    وَلا يَزالُ يَعضُدِ

    He kept choosing him

    And keeps backing him

  10. وَعِن قَريبٍ نَراهُ

    يَنالُ أَعظَمَ مُسنَدُ

    And soon we shall see

    The greatest station he will attain

  11. يا أَحسَنَ خَلقٍ

    عَلَيهِ قَد كادَ يَحسُدُ

    O best of creations

    Upon him many gaze with envy

  12. مَنَحتَ رُتبَةَ مَجدٍ

    وَأَصلُها فيكَ يوجَدُ

    You granted him majestic rank

    To which he was eternally ordained