1. ميلاد شَمس الضحى في أَوّل العامِ

    نشرت في صبحه للحسن أَعلامي

    The birth of the midmorning sun at the year’s beginning—

    At its dawn, I unfurled my banners for beauty.

  2. وَصادق الوَعد قَد زادَت مسرّتُه

    بِذات ثَغر نَفيس الدرّ بسام

    And the joy of the one true to his promise has increased

    Through a girl whose ever-smiling mouth bears precious pearls.

  3. أَثيلة المَجد عَن جدّ لَها وَأَب

    وَعَن شَقيق بَديع الحُسن ضرغام

    Of deep-rooted glory, inherited from her grandfather and father,

    And from a brother of wondrous beauty, a lion.

  4. لازال طالعها بِالسَعد مقترناً

    ما لاحَ بَدر الهَنا في خَير أَيام

    May her rising star ever be joined to good fortune,

    As long as the full moon of joy shines in the finest days,

  5. أَو قالَ إقبالها فيها يؤرخها

    نَفيسةٌ شَمس حسن مجدها سامي

    Or her good fortune speaks of her, dating her birth:

    Nafisa is a sun of beauty; her glory is lofty.