1. علي أَفقها المَيمون شَمس سُرورنا

    تَبَدت لِتَهدي كُل سار وَسائر

    Upon its auspicious horizon, the sun of our joy

    appeared to guide every night traveler and wayfarer.

  2. وَقَد خَطرت تَتلو عَلَينا مَثانيا

    تَهنى بِميلاد لِنَجل الأَكابر

    And it moved gracefully, reciting repeated verses to us,

    offering congratulations on the birth of a son of the great.

  3. سُلالة مَن دانَت لَهُ رُتب العُلا

    وَطاول بِالإِفصال جود بن طاهر

    A scion of one to whom the ranks of eminence bowed,

    and who rivaled Ibn Tahir's bounty in beneficence.

  4. فَلا زالَت الأَيّام هاتفة بِهِ

    تَشيد بِذكراه قُصور المَفاخر

    So may the days never cease calling out his name,

    building palaces of glory through remembrance of him.

  5. وَسعد سُعود البشر يَتلو مؤرخاً

    بِمَولد تَوفيق دَوام البَشائر

    And joy's Sa'd Su'ud recites, marking the date:

    "With Tawfiq's birth, glad tidings endure."