1. اللّهُ جَرَّدَ للنَّدى والباسِ

    سَيفاً فَقلَّدَهُ أَبا العَبَّاسِ

    God unsheathed, for generosity and valor,

    a sword, then girded Abu al-Abbas with it.

  2. مَلِكٌ إِذا اسْتَقْبَلتَ غُرَّةَ وَجهِهِ

    قَبضَ الرجاءُ إِليكَ روح الياسِ

    A king—when you face his radiant countenance,

    hope comes to you and takes the life of despair.

  3. وَجهٌ عليهِ مِنَ الحياءِ سَكينَةٌ

    وَمَحَبَّةٌ تجري مَعَ الأنفاسِ

    A face upon which rests the serenity of modesty,

    and love that flows with every breath.

  4. وإِذا أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ يوماً عَبْدَهُ

    أَلقَى عَليهِ مَحَبَّةً لِلنَّاسِ

    And when God loves His servant one day,

    He casts upon him love among the people.