أكرموا مطران أو لا تكرموه

جلّ قدرُ الشعر عن الثناء

Honor the bishop or do not honor him

The value of poetry is far above praise

للفتى يبقى من المجد أخوه

وهو ما أصدر من وحي الذكاء

For the young man, his brother remains of glory

That which he produced from the inspiration of intelligence

شاعرٌ خلّد مجد العرب

بسطور كشذور الذهب

A poet immortalized the glory of the Arabs

With lines like sparks of gold

وأديبٌ جاز بحر الأدب

سابحاً فوق متون الشهُب

And a literary figure traversed the sea of literature

Swimming above the currents of flame

ما لهُ وده الصافي مثيل

من هنا سمّاه أهلوه الخليل

He has no peer in his pure affection

Hence his people called him the Friend

وعظيمٌ كل ما فيه جميل

كالبيان العذب في المعنى النبيل

And great is all that is beautiful in him

Like the sweet rhetoric in the noble meaning