وافى كِتابٌ مِن فَتى كَرَمِ

وافى كِتابٌ مِن فَتى كَرَمِ

فَلَثَمتُ مِنهُ مَجارِيَ القَلَمِ

فَلَثَمتُ مِنهُ مَجارِيَ القَلَمِ

A letter arrived from a generous young man.

A letter arrived from a noble youth,

So I kissed the pen's traces upon it,

So I drank from the streams of his pen,

مُتَطَوِّقاً لِلبِرِّ مِن يَدِهِ

مُتَطَوِّقاً لِلبِرِّ مِن يَدِهِ

وَمُقَرَّطاً بِالدُرِّ مِن كَلِمِ

وَمُقَرَّطاً بِالدُرِّ مِن كَلِمِ

Wearing the kindness from his hand as a necklace,

Adorned with his righteous deeds,

And pearls from his words as earrings.

And studded with his word pearls.

شَرَفٌ لِدينِ اللَهِ شَرَّفَني

شَرَفٌ لِدينِ اللَهِ شَرَّفَني

لا زالَ يولي أَسبَغَ النِعَمِ

لا زالَ يولي أَسبَغَ النِعَمِ

An honor to God's faith has honored me;

An honor for Allah's religion, he honored me,

May he never cease bestowing the most abundant blessings.

Continues to bestow abundant bounty,

وَأَحَلَّني بِعُلُوِّ هِمَّتِهِ

وَأَحَلَّني بِعُلُوِّ هِمَّتِهِ

فَوقَ الَّذي تَسمو لَهُ هِمَمي

فَوقَ الَّذي تَسمو لَهُ هِمَمي

And through his lofty resolve he has placed me

And raised me with his high aspiration,

Above the height to which my aspirations soar.

Above what my own aspirations aimed for.

وَكَذاكَ يولي فَضلَ أَنعُمِهِ

وَكَذاكَ يولي فَضلَ أَنعُمِهِ

أَعلى المَوالي أَصغَرَ الخَدَمِ

أَعلى المَوالي أَصغَرَ الخَدَمِ

And thus the bounty of his favors is bestowed

Likewise does he bestow his superior favor,

By the highest of patrons upon the least of servants.

Upon the highest allies and the lowliest servants.