1. جلوت لنا الدر اليتيم المنظما

    وأهديت لي وشي القرض المنمنما

    You unveiled for us the peerless pearl, strung in verse,

    And gifted me the finely embroidered brocade of poetry.

  2. وموسومة بالحسن جاءت مقيمة

    بغر المعاني للنصاحة موسما

    And, marked with beauty, it came to establish

    With radiant meanings, a festival for sincere counsel.

  3. بلغت مدى الاحسان فيها فاقبلت

    تفوق الظبا حسناً وتهزأ بالدمى

    You reached the utmost excellence in it, so it came forth,

    Surpassing gazelles in beauty and scoffing at statues.

  4. بدائع لو اصغى لها الدهر سمعه

    لرنح زهواً عطفه وتبسما

    Wonders—if Time lent them its ear,

    It would sway its body proudly and smile.

  5. انرت سماء الفضل يا بدر أفقه

    واطلعت من زهر الفضائل انجما

    You illuminated the sky of excellence, O full moon of its horizon,

    And made stars rise from the blossoms of virtues.

  6. فلا عدمت منك المكارم والعلى

    فتى يملأ الدنيا علا وتكرما

    So may noble deeds and glory never be deprived of you—

    A young man who fills the world with greatness and generosity.

  7. اقول اشتياقاً كلما مر ذكره

    عسى وطن بدنو بهم ولعلما

    I say with longing whenever he is mentioned:

    May a homeland [bring] them near—and perhaps it will!