مَكَانُ الْعُلَى مِنْ رَاغِبَ بنِ عَطِيَّةٍ

قَدِيمٌ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ جَدِبدِ الْرَّغَائِبِ

The eminent place of Raghbib ibn Atiyyah

Is long-established, above the barren desires

بَنَاهُ فَأَعْلَى بِالْفَضَائِلِ وَالنَّدَى

وَزَانَفَأَغْلَى بِالنُّهَى وَالمَنَاقِبِ

He built it up, raising it with virtues and bounty

And committed it to prohibitions and merits

تَلَقَّى وِسَامَ الْمَجْدِ وَالْخَلْقُ مُجْمَعٌ

عَلَى أَنَّهُ أَهْلٌ لأَسْمَى الْمَرَاتِبِ

He received the medal of glory, with all people agreeing

That he deserves the highest ranks

أَرَقُّ امْرُيءٍ لِلْشَّاهِدِينَ رِعَايَةً

وَأَوْفَى امرِيءٍ حِفَظاً لِغَيْبَةِ غَائِبِ

The gentlest man in caring for those present

And the most faithful in safekeeping the absent

مَتَى تَلْقَهُ تَلْقَ السَّمَاحَةَ وَالتُّقَى

بِبَرْدى نَقَيِّ الذِّيْلِ عفِّ الْمَآرِبِ

Whenever you meet him, you meet generosity and piety

In the garment of unsullied virtue, shunning vices

وَمَنْ فِي رِجَالِ الْيَوْمِ كَابْنِ عَطِيَّةٍ

قِيَاماً بِحَقٍّ أَوْ نُهُوضاً لِوَاجِبِ

And who among the men of today is like Ibn Atiyyah

In upholding truth or undertaking a duty

هَنِيئاً لَهُ الإِقْبَالُ وَالسَّعْدُ وَالرِّضَى

وَكُلُّ نَوَالٍ سَابِغٍ مُتَعَاقَبِ

Congratulations to him for favor, joy and contentment

And every continuous bounty that follows

بِتَشْرِيفِهَ تَشْرِيفُ عَصْرٍ وَأُمَّةٍ

وَإِيفَاءُ مَفْرُوضٍ لأَكْرَمِ نَائِبِ

By honoring him, an era and nation are honored

And the incumbent duty to the noblest representative is fulfilled

بِهِ أَحْرَزَتْ مِصْرُ عَتِيدَ فِخَارِهَا

وَتَارِيخُهَا بَاهَى بِعَلْيَاءِ رَاغِبِ

Through him Egypt attained its pride

And its history shone with the glory of Raghbib