1. He who saw glory inciting the brave,
And loftiness donning the garb of courage,

2. And white domes which were promised
High glories, so they wore long robes,

3. With the pillar of state the land folds up
When the stars have no hope of deliverance,

4. And the ardors of endeavor before him
Buy from him hopes cheaply,

5. Since we saw him as a cloud we marveled
How he settles and houses the bare hills,

6. Generosity overflowed so no land
Was set apart for him by limitation,

7. Whoever loves glory keeps at it
And likewise whoever seeks pearls will dive,

8. Eyes were delighted being near him
So distance from them sought revenge,

9. If we owned the land or if we could endure
We would block its passes with barriers,

10. And we tied up the neighborly relations
And secured the friendly connections,

11. It understood what beauty it carried
In its flowers, so it swayed gently,

12. Majid, if afraid of reproach’s arrows,
Wore generosity over them as armor,

13. The tools of pride cast in him
Enough lineage and lifeblood absorbed,

14. Many resolves which no one can dissuade
The fates cannot find any way out,

15. Sleep’s drowsiness, if the heart seeks glory,
The eyes repel though it craves repose,

16. The nights cast at him a horn that makes
The valiant recoil and draw back,

17. Handsome in judgment, in words and in lance,
Shames the whites and disgraces the blacks,

18. Charmer of lyrics, if he wished, a gazelle,
He could captivate wild beasts to hunt,

19. Whenever his enviers saw him
Their eyes brimmed over with tears,

20. Like the sun’s rays they turn back from him
Eyes of maidens blinking blindly,

21. May each hotheaded hater sacrifice himself
Blocking those who would shoot at him,

22. Like the formidable sun, if they tried to humble him,
It increased their fright and their shirt fronts cracked,

23. Imperious in amours, when he frowns
And loosens a tress and reveals a dimple,

24. Where do you want to go, crowding the doe
Into her range, wearing the slippers of one who limps,

25. A goal, if one had wings to reach it,
He would fly but desires would cling to him,

26. You are the many scions of Juheir
In whom time never noticed a decrease,

27. Whenever it is said the departure is near
My throat is blocked with suppressed sobs,

28. And I see my heart will claim compensating
If you erased the tracks of the riding beasts,

29. Fulfill in my affair what you are judge of
Through your favors I hope for deliverance,

30. May God restore you to us unharmed,
Through you the days of time endure,