1. طَنجَةُ تِيهي دَلالاً

    مَالَكِ فشي الحُسن ثَانِ

    Tangier, strut with coy pride!

    You have no equal in beauty.

  2. زِدتِ سُمُوًّا على مَا

    كانَ قَديمَ الزَّمَان

    You have risen in eminence beyond what

    you were in days of old.

  3. وما تَساميتِ إلا

    بطلعةِ التَّمسَمَانِي

    And you have risen so high only

    through the presence of al-Tamsamani.

  4. فيا لهُ من وَزيرٍ

    لَه المنُى وَالتَّهاني

    So, what a minister he is!

    To him go good wishes and congratulations!

  5. وَيا لَهُ مِن أدِيبٍ

    يُعنَى بِحُبِّ المَثَانِي

    And what a man of letters,

    devoted to the love of the lute’s strings!