يا سَيِّداً شَرَّفَني

يا سَيِّداً شَرَّفَني

بِنَظمِهِ السامي الأَجَلّ

بِنَظمِهِ السامي الأَجَلّ

O master who honored me

O master, you have honored me

with his lofty, most noble verse,

With your sublime poetry

وَمَن غَدا لي مُخلِصاً

وَمَن غَدا لي مُخلِصاً

في قَولِهِ مَعَ العَمَل

في قَولِهِ مَعَ العَمَل

and who has become devoted to me

And whoever becomes sincere to me

in his words as well as his deeds.

In word and in deed

هاكَ ابنَ زَيدونَ مَعَ الر

هاكَ ابنَ زَيدونَ مَعَ الر

سولِ مَع رَقمِ الحُلَل

سولِ مَع رَقمِ الحُلَل

Take Ibn Zaydun, along with the mes-

Messenger with the mark of garments

senger and the embroidery of robes.

As for the son of Bassam and whoever

أَمّا ابنُ بَسّام وَمَن

أَمّا ابنُ بَسّام وَمَن

أَحَلَّكُم هَذا المَحَل

أَحَلَّكُم هَذا المَحَل

As for Ibn Bassam—by Him who

Has brought you to this place

has placed you in this station—

He is not in my possession, nor

ما هُوَ في مِلكي وَلا

ما هُوَ في مِلكي وَلا

نَظَرتُهُ إِلّا عَجِل

نَظَرتُهُ إِلّا عَجِل

it is not in my possession, nor

Have I looked upon him except briefly

have I seen it except in haste.