1. أنى أعداد أوصافاً عرفت بها

    جلَّت مقاديرها عن حصرها بفمِ

    How can I count the qualities for which you are known?

    Their greatness exceeds what any mouth can recount.

  2. محمد أنت يا من في محامده

    حمد لخالقه ذي الحمد والعظمِ

    You are Muhammad, O one in whose virtues

    Is praise for his Creator, possessed of praise and majesty.

  3. وكامل صفةً لم تتفق علماً

    إلاك يا كامل الأوصاف والشئمِ

    And the epithet 'Kamil' ('perfect') has matched no name

    Except yours, O perfect in attributes and character.

  4. يا سعد بيروت هذا الشهم قائدنا

    وهو الكفيل بحفظ العهد والذممِ

    O Beirut's good fortune! This noble man is our leader,

    And he guarantees that covenants and obligations are kept.

  5. رنت بمدح علاه الكائنات فمن

    دعاه كامل هذا العصر لم يلمِ

    All creation rang with praise of his eminence, so whoever

    Called him this age's perfect man could not be blamed.

  6. حازَ المزايا التي يرضى الإله بها

    وفي رضاهُ رضى سلطاننا العلمِ

    He has attained the virtues that please God,

    And in His approval lies that of our illustrious sultan:

  7. حلماً وعلماً وفهماً والذكاءَ معاً

    وعفةً وفخاراً عالي الهممِ

    Forbearance, knowledge, understanding, and intelligence together,

    And chastity and glory, with lofty aspirations.

  8. أدامهُ اللّه في عزٍ وفي نعمٍ

    ما دام جود من المولى على الأممِ

    May God preserve him in honor and in blessings,

    As long as the Lord's bounty upon the nations endures.