أَكَامِلُ فيكَ اجْتَلَيْنَا الكَمَالَ

وَكُلُّ عَلَى صدْق قَوْلي شَهيد

In you we found perfection achieved

And all bear witness to the truth in my words

فَضَائلُ دينٍ وَدُنْيَا جَمَعْنَ

وَأَنْتَ لَهُنَّ الْنِّظامُ الْفَريد

Virtues of faith and worldly life combined

And you are their unique harmonious system

وَشَتَّى علومٍ وَشَتَّى فُنُونٍ

تَأَلَّفَ منْهُنَّ عَقْدٌ نَضيدُ

Various sciences and diverse arts

Formed of them a sturdy necklace

حِجىً ملْهَمٌ يَتَلَقَّى الهدَى

فَتَبْدئُهُ مُفْصحاً أَوْ تُعيدُ

Inspired reason that receives guidance

Which you begin eloquently or repeat

وَرَأْيٌ يُزَكِّيهِ كَرُّ السِّنينَ

إِلى خبْرَة كلَّ آن تَزيدُ

Opinion purified by the passage of years

To experience growing in wisdom each instant

وَقُوَّةُ نَفْسٍ إِذَا صُرفَتْ

فَمَا من بَعيدٍ عَلَيْهَا بَعيدُ

Strength of spirit - when exerted

No distance remains too distant

وَصدْقُ يَقينٍ سَواءٌ عَلَيه

أَوَعْدٌ أَلَمَّ به أَمْ وَعيد

Sincerity of conviction whether

A promise that delighted or a threat

وَجَوْدٌ نَصَرْتَ به الْبَائسينَ

عَلَى دَهْرهمْ كَائداً مَا يَكيد

Generosity by which you aided the wretched

Against their fate scheming whatever it schemes

وَطَبْعٌ وَديعٌ سوَى أَنَّهُ

عَلَى كُلِّ مُغْرٍ بسُوءٍ مُريد

Gentle nature except that it is

To each rogue intending evil, a foe

لكُلِّ نَديد وَفيمَا بَذَلْتَ

منَ الْيَد وَالنَّفس عزٌّ نَديد

To each rival and in what you spent

Of hand and soul - mighty, matchless glory

أَلاَ أَيُّها السَّيدُ المْمُجْتَبى

أَلاَ أَيُّها اللَّوْذَعيُّ الْمَجيدُ

Behold! O chosen master

Behold! O magnificent, splendid chief

لقَوْمكَ ممَّن دَنَا أَوْ نَأَى

سيَامَتُكَ الْيَوْمَ عيدٌ سَعيدُ

For your people both near and far

Your leadership today is a joyous feast

وَفَتْحٌ لَهُمْ منْهُ مَا بَعْدَهُ

وَبَعْثٌ لَهُمْ فيه عَهْدٌ جَديدُ

And for them after it an opening

And through it a new covenant

إِذَا فَاخَروا بكَ فَاخِرْ بهمْ

فَهُمْ في بَني الشَّرْق غُرٌّ وَصيد

When they pride themselves on you, pride yourself on them

For they are among Easterners unique and peerless

وَلَيْسَ بضَائرٍ أَنْسَابُهُمْ

وَأَحْسَابُهُمْ أَنْ يُقِلَّ الْعَديدُ

Nor is it shameful that their lineages

And pedigrees be few in number

فَعِشْ وَتَوَلَّ الأُمُورَ الجسَا

مَ كَمَا يَتَوَلَّى الأَمينُ الرْشيدُ

So live and take charge of weighty affairs

As the trusted, rightly-guided guardian assumes responsibility

يَشدُّ قوَاكَ الشَّديدُ الْقوى

وَيَرْعَى خُطَاكَ الْعَزيزُ الحَميد

Your strong ally will back your strength

And your noble, praiseworthy shepherd will watch over your steps

وَكيرلُلَّسْ لَكَ نِعْمَ الظَّهيرُ

كَمَا هُوَ للدِّين نعْمَ العَميدُ

Cyril will always be for you an excellent supporter

Just as he is for the faith an excellent pillar

هُوَ البَطْريَركُ الَّذي نَالَ مِنْ

وَلاَءِ رَعيَّته مَا يُريد

He is the patriarch who obtained from

His flock’s loyalty what he desired

لَهُ في الجِّهاد مَدىً طَائلٌ

سَيَتْلُوهُ في الْخَيْر عُمْرٌ مَديد

In jihad he has great, far-reaching feats

Followed in goodness by an extended lifetime