1. The bird of his success and good fortune flew smoothly,
Its resources are praiseworthy and its sources are pure.

2. Their hearts were elated by the glad tidings of his coming,
His achievements fulfilled their wishes and hopes.

3. With the rising of a fortunate star whose light never sets,
And abundant, unceasing good omens.

4. What a day in which its perfection was complete!
Its ornaments gleamed and its sights were pleasing.

5. It encompassed a nobility that will be remembered on earth
When its eras and storms have passed away.

6. It spreads on the days superiority and darkness,
Were it to compete, its glories would overwhelm.

7. It poured on the world a garment of joy,
And its downpours were abundant.

8. In every heart there is an ardor it excites,
And a intoxication of bliss it stirs within.

9. Indeed, Islam shed from it and its rule
Blood too precious to be spilled on the ground.

10. Were it not for the Commander of the Faithful, submitting
To God's command, it would flood and surge.

11. The sky would have fallen to the ground and its foundations shaken
In awe, and its torrents unleashed.

12. Is he rebelled against, when he is the descendant of the Caliph?
His troops surround him and his armies obey his orders.

13. A vast city yields to the hands of the healer,
And its outskirts and environs bow to him.

14. The white swords have not parted from their sheaths,
Nor have the lions of the den bared their fangs.

15. Rather, Islam yields to him obediently,
Every tyrant whose commands are obeyed.

16. May Abul 'Abbas enjoy God's blessing
Unceasingly refreshing and aiding him.

17. Soon they will experience from the two of them a fierce lion
That tears apart the limbs of enemies with its claws.

18. And a rain from the sky that fills the horizon with its pattering
Its downpours quench the thirst of the hot and feverish.

19. They are the commanders of the Muslims; when the flocks of kings cry out,
Their forelocks are bent low.

20. They are the pillars of Islam; if events should trouble it
They spare it and they are its pillars and treasures.

21. Descendants of the Prophet's family whose elements are intermingled
In one womb - they are its carpenters and architects.

22. Their reckoning on the Day of Judgement is His reckoning,
And their achievements are His achievements and traces.

23. Time with its inevitable course obeys their judgement,
Although its events and cycles frighten them.

24. Indeed, he has acted among us in the Sunna of Umar
Statesmanship, so assistance is inspired by him.

25. An imam of reverence for God and complete justice,
His conduct toward people is giving and kindness.

26. Noble in his manners and traits,
The eloquent and silent meet at his doors.

27. The cheerfulness of his face illuminates,
And reveals the generous nature of his soul.

28. He pardons the sins of the transgressor, even if
His excuses become straitened by his forbearance.

29. He is the champion of the true religion with his sword
And his views - and God unseen is his supporter.

30. So I fell prostrate before the people of my time in praising him,
And my status was ennobled by my being his poet today.

31. I fashion jewels of praise for him, though they would not
Be beautiful unless set in his sublime gold.

32. The destinies continue to flow by his command,
And avert from his threshold what he fears.

33. The stars were not ceasing in their course to be auspicious,
Their orbits and signs being at his prayer.