1. أَيُّها السَعدُ الَّذي أَص

    فاكَ رَبّي وَاِصطَفاكا

    O Sa'd, whom

    my Lord has favored and chosen,

  2. لِمُرادِ اللَهِ يَجري

    أَمرُهُ طَوع رِضاكا

    to fulfill God's will there flows

    His command, obedient to your pleasure.

  3. وَلَهُ المِقدارُ وَالمَق

    دورُ قَد صارا مَلاكا

    And destiny and what is decreed

    have both become its mainstay.

  4. بِالَّذي شَرَّفَ كِيوا

    نَ بِحَظٍّ مِن عُلاكا

    By Him who ennobled Saturn

    with a share of your eminence,

  5. وَأَعارَ المُشتَري حِل

    مُكَ يُجريهِ اِهتِداكا

    and lent Jupiter

    your forbearance—your guidance sets it on its course;

  6. وَاِنتَضى المرّيخُ سَيفاً

    غِمدُهُ هامُ عِداكا

    and Mars drew a sword

    whose sheath is your enemies' heads;

  7. وَكَسا الشَمسَ رِداءً

    مُستَنيراً مِن ضِياكا

    and He clothed the sun in a robe

    shining with your light;

  8. وَحَبا الزُهرَةَ خَلقاً

    نَشرُهُ حُسنُ ثَناكا

    and bestowed upon Venus a nature

    whose fragrance is your fair renown;

  9. ثُمَّ أَعطى كاتِبَ الأَف

    لاك سَهماً مِن ذَكاكا

    then gave the scribe of the heavenly

    spheres a share of your brilliance—

  10. أَنجِزِ الوَعدَ لِعَبدٍ

    سَيِّدي طالَ بَقاكا

    fulfill the promise to a slave,

    my lord—long may you live!

  11. عَبدُ رِقٍّ لِتَرَقٍّ

    ما لَهُ إِلّا رَجاكا

    A slave in bondage, seeking advancement,

    who has nothing but hope in you.