عَزاءً أَولي الأَفضالِ في قُدوَةِ الهُدى

حَليفُ النَدى بَحرُ العِظا هامِلُ الغَيثِ

Solace of the virtuous in the model of guidance

Ally of dew, sea of glory, bearer of rain

عَلى السَنا رَبُّ التُقى نُخبَةُ المَلا

أَديبُ الوَرى راقي النُهى المُنشِئِ اللَيثِ

Lord of piety atop the brilliance, elite of the assembly

Literate of land, elevating decorum, founder of audacity

قَضى نَحبَهُ في الفَخرِ وَالمَجدِ وَالرِضا

وَخَلَقنا نَبكي عُلاهُ بِلا رَيثِ

His anguish ended in pride, glory, and pleasure

Yet He created us to weep endlessly for Him

وَلَو أَنَّهُ يُفدي لَكُنّا فِداهُ

وَلَكِن مَن يُنجيهِ مِن سَطوَةِ اللَيثِ

If ransom could save Him, we would ransom Him

But who can save Him from the clutch of fate

وَقَد جاوَرَ الرَحمَنُ وَالحورُ أَرخَت

وَرَبّي في عَدنٍ مُقيمٍ عَلى اللَيثي

He has come to dwell with the Merciful and the maidens

While my Lord rests eternally in Eden