1. إِنّ المَعالِيَ لا حُرِمتَ حُلولَها

    بُرجٌ بِسَعدِكَ إِذ حللتَ تَشرّفا

    Indeed, lofty honors—may you never be denied dwelling in them—

    Are a tower ennobled by your good fortune when you settled there.

  2. خَدمَتكَ يا شِبلَ الأماجِد فَاِكتَسَتْ

    مِنكَ المَحاسنَ والمفاخرَ والصّفا

    They served you, O lion-cub of the noble, and so clothed themselves

    In fine qualities, glories, and purity drawn from you.

  3. وَبِكَ اِستَوت مِن فَوقِ عَرشِ سِيادَةٍ

    فَوقَ المَجرَّةِ قَد أَطلَّ وَأَشرَفا

    And through you they took their seat atop a throne of sovereignty,

    Above the Milky Way, it loomed and towered high.

  4. صافَتكَ وُدّاً وَاِصطَفَتكَ لِنَفسِها

    حتّى رَأَيتُكَ لِلمَعالي مُصطفى

    They loved you sincerely and chose you for themselves,

    Until I saw you chosen for lofty honors.