1. عادَ السُرورُ إِلَيكَ في الأَعيادِ

    وَسَعِدتَ مِن دُنياكَ بِالإِسعادِ

    Joy has returned to you on feast days,

    and you have found happiness in your life by bringing happiness.

  2. وَقَضاءُ شُكرٍ رُبَّما حَمَّلتَهُ

    رِفقاً فَقَد أَثقَلتَهُ بِأَيادِ

    And you may have charged him with rendering thanks—

    be gentle, for you have weighed him down with favors.

  3. قادَ النُفوسَ مَهابَةً وَمَحَبَّةً

    بَدرٌ بَدا مُتَعَمِّماً بِسَوادِ

    Souls were led through awe and love

    by a full moon that appeared turbaned in black.

  4. ما إِن أَرى شَبَهاً لَهُ فيما أَرى

    أُمُّ الكِرامِ قَليلَةُ الأَولادِ

    I see none like him in all I see;

    the mother of the noble has few children.