1. يا مَن تَسامَت بَل تَعلو بَلاغَتَهُ

    سَمطَ الثُرَيّا وَما في المَيزِ تَرديدُ

    O you whose eloquence has soared—nay, surpasses

    the necklace of the Pleiades, with no hesitation in that judgment;

  2. وَقَد تَسامَت عَلى الشِعري بَدائِعَهُ

    وَمَن لَهُ في سَماءِ المَجدِ تَمجدُ

    and whose wondrous works have soared above Sirius,

    and who is exalted in the sky of glory:

  3. حَباكَ مَولاكَ تَمييزاً وَاِردِفهُ

    بِمَنصِبِ قَدرِهِ في الفَخرِ مَعدودُ

    your lord bestowed distinction upon you and followed it

    with a position whose standing is reckoned a source of pride,

  4. جَزاءَ صِدقِكَ إيفاءَ وَمَكرَمَةٌ

    إِذ حَسَّ قَصدَكَ وَالإِخلاصُ مَعهودُ

    a full recompense for your truthfulness, and an honor,

    for he sensed your intent, and sincerity is well known.