1. لِطَلْعَتَ حَرْبٍ فِي مَجَالِ اجْتِهَادِهِ

    مَفَاخِرُ يَحْرَى ذِكْرُهَا أَنْ يُرَدَّدَا

    Talaat Harb has, in the field of his endeavors,

    glories whose remembrance deserves to be repeated.

  2. فَقَدْ كَانَ فِي إِقْدَامِهِ وَثَبَاتِهِ

    بِأَوْفَى المَعَانِي قُدْوَةً لِمَنِ اقْتَدَى

    For in his boldness and steadfastness he was

    in the fullest sense, a model for all who followed.

  3. وَفِي سِيَرِ الغُرِّ المَيَامِين كَمْ جَلَتْ

    لَنَا المثُلُ العُلْيَا مَنَائِرَ لِلهُدَى

    And in the lives of the illustrious and blessed, how often have

    the loftiest ideals shown us beacons of guidance.

  4. بِنَفْسِ عِصَامٍ رَامَ عِزّاً وَسُؤدَداً

    فَأَدْرَكَ عِزّاً لاَ يُرَامُ وَسُؤْدَدَا

    With Isam's spirit, he sought honor and eminence,

    so he attained unassailable honor and eminence.

  5. وَأَثْرَى مِنَ المَالِ المُؤَثَّل بِالنُّهَى

    وَأَثْرَى مِنَ الْحَمْدِ المُؤَثَّل بِالنَّدَى

    And he grew rich in wealth built up through wisdom,

    and rich in praise built up through generosity.

  6. أَتَى آخِرَ الأَقرَانِ فِي حَلْبَةِ العُلَى

    فَجَلَّى وَلَمْ يُلْحَقْ إِلَى آخِرِ المدَى

    He came last among his peers to the racecourse of greatness,

    then led the field, and was not overtaken to the course's end.

  7. كَبِيرُ المُنَى هَيْهَاتَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ المُنَى

    إِذَا طَاشَ فِي آرَائِهِ وَتَرَدَّدَا

    One with lofty hopes is far from attaining those hopes

    if he is rash in his judgments and wavers.

  8. وَمَنْ لَمْ يُعِنْ بِالجِدِّ عَالِيَ جَدِّهِ

    فَيَقْظَتُهُ حُلْمٌ وَعِيشَتُهُ سُدَى

    And whoever does not support his good fortune with diligence,

    his waking is a dream, and his life is in vain.

  9. بِهَذَا تَسَامى كُلُّ مَنْ رَاضَ نَفْسَهُ

    وَقَوَّمَ مِنْ أَخْلاَقِهِ مَا تَأَوَّدَا

    Thus rose everyone who disciplined himself

    and straightened whatever had grown crooked in his character.