1. Passion seizes the heart, pain accompanies sorrow,
It rules with wisdom, upright in severe affliction.

2. The days of fate assailed me, clad
In the garment of misery it wove for me, grief and dejection.

3. I nearly lost hope though pleased to rule,
And that I had protection against difficulties.

4. One whose noble qualities remain untainted,
Too exalted to be associated with anything vile.

5. He established praise among people so they took
Eulogizing him as an obligatory tradition.

6. His justice cannot behold anything crooked,
And he wields the sword of truth so we sought refuge.

7. You see all languages in his eulogies
Eloquent, even those unrefined in grammar.

8. If a generous man has no miracles,
Then this is the miracle of Ishmael we have witnessed.

9. If rocks could speak one day, extemporaneously they would say
We softened in recollection of his justice.

10. Say this praise befits him, and none other
Has attained the like of people from his grace.

11. Ask those whose prayers he has answered and they will say
We have not found except from beseeching his favors.

12. Ask the Caesars about him, and the kings as they
Revere his protection wherever he settled.

13. Ask the states of Europe which have prospered
By his virtues, just as we thrived.

14. Were the Caliph Ar-Rashid and his sons
Pillars of pride as the honored Al-Aziz's sons?

15. Did splendid Baghdad ever possess what
Egypt has of villages that outshone cities?

16. Or did the Tigris display ships like his
As did the Euphrates carry his army and vessels?

17. Or did sciences in their time
Possess a knowledgeable chief proficient and sagacious?

18. Or were pages circulated then in every
Art of guidance establishing upright traditions?

19. Or were... I will not prolong this discourse
It suffices if you are a fair man.

20. That potter walked as a plebeian child
While this potter established lofty columns.

21. That era came destroying people
While this is the time to rebuild countries.

22. Ask the clan of Ahmad and Numan what they hoarded
Until they disgraced us, though we sought refuge in their piety.

23. Ask the means of patience when their tyranny prevails,
How their lofty court is safe today.

24. So which of the two is more deserving to be named
The Abode of Peace? And which manifests perfection?

25. Consider one innately disposed to a character
Unlike one who forces himself to acquire it.

26. He came with a natural disposition while others
Deliberately feigned praise for selfish ends.

27. Indeed one is immortalized by his deeds,
And has none other than what his hands reaped.

28. Yet I speak the candid truth, neither timid
Nor seduced, nor speaking out of rancor.

29. I do not say so-and-so you were inclined
To infatuation and were not enchanted by me.

30. He who objects to embellished narratives
Is like one remotely worshipping idols.

31. The ancients first excelled in pottery
But deferred to later ones in substance.

32. The latter may attain heights the former
Failed to reach, and untie knots once deemed unbreakable.

33. May the honored one, whose virtues
Save what remains of poetry from obscenity, be ransomed.

34. Those who described buttocks, breasts and thighs
And similar lewdness that seduced their minds.

35. Had I presented his virtues to a people,
None would have matched his price however little.

36. Who resembles Ishmael in conduct,
Making strangers forget native land and dwelling?

37. His prayers outweighed the hopes of supplicants,
So every word of thanks falls short.

38. In his era stamped paper was dispensed
While paper presented to him was repaid in kind.

39. If you enumerate what is said in languages,
You enumerate only a portion of his boons.

40. Had it not been for his sublime qualities
People would have forgotten good deeds, for time obliterates.

41. You see naught but unfulfilled promises,
Treachachery, schemes, resentment and grief.

42. What do you see in people overcome by wickedness?
Will they return to humanity after what they have done?

43. They plotted harm to the honored one though he benefits them,
And through his protection they gained prosperity.

44. They schemed but came frustrated in their rage,
And all who spoke against him were cursed.

45. They will know tomorrow what calamities will befall them,
And who will suffer the evil we dread.

46. Strange that we have reached an age
Where we see jinn in the forms of men openly socializing!

47. Your eyes may admire their appearance and their speech
Would reveal the ghouls preying in the darkness.

48. You negotiate with them to test,
Even converse as if human though a deceitful demon.

49. God has thwarted their exploits and repelled them in fury,
Stripping safety from their grasp.

50. Just as He perpetuated blessings for Ishmael
And increased his prosperity, O fairest of vows.

51. My father ransomed me, if we have
No songs from you we have no joy.

52. If we convey congratulations to Egypt
We have brought joy to the world thereby.

53. The holiday has returned delegation of bliss to us,
And settled us in comfort and luxury.

54. A holiday in which types of blessings were completed
From fasting, and charity that revived the homeland.

55. Dazzling in ethics, manners, virtues
And praiseworthy traits, all excellent.

56. None contends with you but the debased in farce,
None contests you but a plundered loser.

57. Do not worry leader, valiant warrior,
Providence protects you I was not anxious.

58. Those you spare out of mercy
Would sacrifice souls and dwelling for you.

59. So live forever in power and destiny,
And may your resolute sword continue to assist.

60. And may your progeny remain pride of mankind,
Just as your virtue remains an adornment of ancestry.