1. أَتى يوسُفُ الفَياضُ نُعمانَ فَاِنجَلى

    بِهِ كَأسُ صَفوٍ فاضَ بالنِعَمِ الحُسنَى

    Yusuf al-Fayyad came to Nu‘man, and there shone forth

    Through him a cup of serenity, overflowing with the finest blessings.

  2. جَلا قَمَراً أَرِّخْ مُضيئاً بِبُزغِهِ

    فيا حسنَ تاريخٍ بِتاريخِهِ هَنَى

    He shone as a moon—record the date!—radiant at his rising.

    What a lovely chronogram, bringing joy through its date!