1. قَسماً بآيات الكِتاب وَما أَتى

    مِن حكمة فيه وَمِن وَعد حسنْ

    I swear by the verses of the Book and what has come

    of wisdom within it and of fair promise,

  2. وَبصدق مثلي في محبتك الَّتي

    أَربَت عَلى حب العَشيرة وَالوَطَنْ

    and by the sincerity of one like me in loving you—a love

    that surpasses love of kin and homeland—

  3. وَبرأفة خلقت بقلبك لِلوَرى

    مَمزوجة بِالروح مِنكَ وِبالبَدَن

    and by the compassion created in your heart for humankind,

    mingled with your soul and with your body:

  4. إِن عشت عمر الدَهر وِاستغرقتُه

    في وصف ما أَوليتَ في هذا الزَمَن

    if I lived as long as time itself and spent it all

    describing what you have bestowed in this age,

  5. وَالنَظم قَد أَوقفته لَك خدمة

    لَم أَقض في الشكر الفَرائض وَالسِنَن

    with my verse already devoted to your service,

    I would not fulfill the obligatory and customary duties of gratitude.