1. أُديمُ الحَمدَ للَّه السّلامِ

    وَمَن يَدعو إِلى دارِ السلامِ

    I continually praise God, the Source of Peace,

    And the one who calls to the Abode of Peace.

  2. وَأُهدي مُكثِراً أَسنى سلامٍ

    إِلى عمرِ الكريمِ أَخي الكرامِ

    And lavishly offer the finest greeting of peace

    To generous Umar, brother of the noble.

  3. رَفيع القَدرِ ذو شَأنٍ فَخيمٍ

    وَفَخر في الوَرى عالٍ وسامي

    Exalted in rank, possessed of majestic standing,

    And a lofty, exalted source of pride among humankind.

  4. خَدين الفَضلِ وَالعرفانِ أَضحت

    مَعارِفُه الشهيرةَ في الأنامِ

    A companion of excellence and insight; now

    His learning is renowned among humankind.

  5. وَفيهِم قَد بَدا كَالبدرِ يَزهو

    أَيَخفي البدرُ في لَيلِ التّمامِ

    And among them he has appeared, resplendent as the full moon.

    Can the full moon be hidden on the night of its fullness?

  6. فَمَن يَخفى عَلَيهِ فَذاكَ أَعمى

    وَأَعمى الجَهلِ فيهِ الجهلُ نامي

    So whoever fails to see him is blind,

    And blind with ignorance, with ignorance growing within him.

  7. عَلى خَيرٍ وَهَديٍ ثمّ سَمْتٍ

    بِحُسنِ الخَلقٍ يَبدو ذا اِتّسامِ

    Grounded in goodness, guidance, and dignified bearing,

    He appears distinguished by beauty of form.

  8. لَهُ ذِهنُ بِهِ الأَسرارُ طرّاً

    لِأَحرُفها بَدا حسنُ اِرتِسامِ

    He has a mind in which all mysteries

    Appear, their letters beautifully inscribed.

  9. تُخاطِبُهُ الحروفُ بِحُسنِ لَفظٍ

    وَيُبدي ثَغرُها حُسنَ اِبتِسامِ

    The letters address him with lovely speech,

    And their mouth reveals the beauty of a smile.

  10. فَقيهٍ فاضِل أَثنى عَليه

    على إِتقانهِ فقهُ الإِمامِ

    A virtuous jurist, praised

    For his mastery by the jurisprudence of the Imam—

  11. إِمام دِيارِ هِجرةِ خَيرِ رُسلٍ

    شَفيع الخَلقِ في يَوم الزّحامِ

    The Imam of the lands to which the best of messengers migrated,

    The intercessor for creation on the Day of the Throng.

  12. أَديب سيبَويه النّحوِ حقّاً

    حَوى إِتقانَ إِعرابِ الكلامِ

    A man of letters, truly a Sibawayh in grammar,

    He has mastered the grammatical parsing of speech.

  13. بَليغٌ لِلبيانِ أَراه سَعداً

    بِهِ سَعدُ البيانِ لَدى الأنامِ

    Eloquent in rhetoric, I see him as a Sa'd;

    Through him, rhetoric enjoys good fortune among humankind.

  14. وَسَبكيّ الأُصولِ بِلا اِرتِيابٍ

    وَفي تَوحيدِهِ عبد السّلامِ

    And a Subki in legal theory, beyond doubt,

    And in his theology, an Abd al-Salam.

  15. وَفي الميزانِ كَالشّيخِ اِبن سينا

    وَفي الأَبدالِ كاِبنٍ لِلهمامِ

    And in logic, like the master Ibn Sina,

    And among the abdal saints, like Ibn al-Humam.

  16. حَباهُ اللَّهُ عِرفاناً وَنوراً

    كَذا حَيّاهُ في حُسنِ السّلامِ

    May God endow him with insight and light;

    Likewise, may He greet him with gracious peace.

  17. وَأَحياهُ الإِلهُ حَياةَ خيرٍ

    وَعافاهُ الإِلهُ مِنَ السّقامِ

    And may the Lord grant him a life of goodness,

    And may the Lord spare him illness,

  18. وَمَنَّ عليه جوداً وَاِمتِناناً

    لَدى لُقياه في حُسنِ الختامِ

    And favor him with bounty and grace

    When he meets Him, with a blessed end,

  19. بِجاهِ مُحمّدٍ أَسنى رَسول

    وَجاهِ الآلِ وَالصّحبِ العظامِ

    By the honor of Muhammad, the most exalted messenger,

    And the honor of his family and illustrious companions.

  20. عَلَيه اللَّه سَلّمَ ثمَّ صَلّى

    وَوالى ذاكَ مِنه عَلى الدوامِ

    Upon him may God send peace, then blessings,

    And perpetuate this from Himself forever,

  21. مَدى الأَيّامِ ما هَبَّت نَسيم

    وَما قَد دامَ تَغريدُ الحمامِ

    Throughout the days, as long as a breeze blows,

    And as long as the cooing of doves endures.