1. تَربَّعتَ عَرشَ الشِّعرِ في نظَر الحقِّ

    وحزتَ مقالِيدَ البَلاغَةِ بالسَّبقِ

    You have taken your seat on poetry's throne in the eyes of truth,

    And won the keys of eloquence by taking the lead.

  2. قَوافِيكَ لا تَعنُو لغيرِ سَجِيةٍ

    يُشَرّفُها إلهَام فنِّكَ بالنطُّقِ

    Your rhymes bow to nothing but an inborn gift,

    Which your art's inspiration ennobles by giving it voice.

  3. قصَائِدكَ الغرَّاءُ أبلغُ رايَةٍ

    نَدِينُ بها للشِعرِ في الغَرب والشَّرقِ

    Your radiant poems are the most eloquent banner

    Through which we pledge allegiance to poetry in the West and East.

  4. وشعرُك شِعرُ الشِّعرِ في كلِّ أُمَّةٍ

    تمِيلُ إلى النَّقدش المُؤَيَّدِ بالصِّدقِ

    And your verse is the poetry of poetry in every nation

    That inclines toward criticism supported by truth.

  5. غُنيمٌ إذا غَنَّاكَ أغنَى وإِن رَثَى

    إلَى المجدِ أذكَى العَزمَ في صَاحبِ الحق

    Ghunaym, when he sings your praise, enriches; and if he elegizes,

    He kindles resolve for glory in the champion of right.

  6. وإن قَصَّ خِلتَ الشعرَ يرسُمُ منظرا

    برِيشَةِ فنَّانِ الإجَادةِ والذَّوق

    And if he tells a tale, you would think poetry was painting a scene

    With the brush of an artist of mastery and taste.