فِي اسْمِ الهِلالِيِّ رَمْز

لا يُخْطِيءُ اللُّبُّ كَشْفَهْ

In the name of the crescent, a symbol

The heart cannot misinterpret its revelation

أَمَا الهِلالُ يُوَارِي

بَدْراً وَيُبْرِزُ حَرْفَهْ

Though the crescent conceals

A full moon and only shows a letter

مَا يَسْتَكِنُّ ضَمِيرٌ

فِي الغيْبِ إِلاَّ اسْتَشَفَّهْ

No secret lurks in the unseen

That deep insight cannot uncover

فَتىً عَلَى الحِلْمِ فِيهِ

لا تَعْصِفُ الرِّيحُ عَصْفَهْ

A noble youth of wisdom

Whom the winds cannot blow astray

مَا أُلزِمَ الصَّفَّ يَوماً

إِلاَّ تَقَدَّمَ صَفَّهْ

He was never pushed to the back of a line

Except to lead its march ahead

فرْدٌ عَلَى أَنَّهُ وَزِيرا

نِ يَعْدِلُ الإِلفُ إِلْفَهْ

A peerless minister whose worth

Equals the letter alif in its elegance

كَأَنَّمَا مَنْصِبَاهُ

عِبْءٌ عَلَيْهِ مُرَفَّهْ

As if his position weighs on him

A heavy burden beyond his strength

وَقَبْلَهُ نَاءَ ذُو الأَيْدِ

وَهْوَ يَحْمِلُ نِصْفَهْ

With the aid of the Almighty before him

Who carries half his load

قَوِيُّ عَزْمٍ وَلَكِنْ

تَدْرِي المَكَارِمُ ضَعْفَهْ

Firm of purpose yet gentle at heart

For virtues know well his frailty