1. They complained while they were unjust, and while they were oppressive
When they strove for what would not avail them one day

2. They ignited the fire of a war whose kindling failed
So how much blood of theirs was shed over its embers

3. O son of the benefactor, the people have certainly lost
Their bargains, so joy and sorrow became equal

4. How far is maturity from a people who came foolishly
To demolish their glory among people, had they known

5. You would not cease to ward off every hardship from them
Neither an Arab nor a non-Arab would deny it

6. So if you take them to account one day for their deed
You would leave them like pressed meat and bone

7. A fickle folk whose resolve diminished
They kept away from glory but their blame gathered

8. So from a path they hoped to be helped, they lost
And from a place they saw they would gain, they were fined

9. They plotted for you a pit of sinking, its sea turbid
But you were safe while they plunged into its abyss

10. They fancied glory's steps were counted
By neither sword nor pen could they be deterred

11. Until when the light of Saad al-Dawla shone
They regretted, if only regret could avail

12. His spears never bent to their mocker
Rather in the heart of the foe they shattered

13. He is the firmest in battle and harshest in blow
In war, the experienced foe hesitates before him

14. How the people refrained from keeping you
And seeking the flesh of the valiant lion, the sheep do not covet

15. There they fell on their tails in panic
When a watchful hand and mouth came upon them

16. In a stand you were like the hovering falcon with
Kings, conversing privately while they blinked

17. You are the one whose brilliance
Continues to protect each dignity, while the others slumber

18. How many robes dyed by the blood of foes
You crowned with honor, adorning the summits

19. Each conqueror king courted you
While people and wealth remained under your grasp

20. And a group who pledged, but broke their oath
So the consequence of the oath was fear and regret

21. So how do you ally with a people of no loyalty
Of no covenants, religion or conscience

22. They rejected, though they heard the words of the giver of glad tidings, and though
They saw him, had their hearing been settled and they were not blind

23. They were miserable with what they heard of his good news
While the loyal were content with what came to them

24. When they saw the lofty peaks of Saad towering
And glory humbled, no ambitions could bend it

25. And the full moon emerged from its clouds that dispersed
While their gloom cleared and his light beamed

26. O you envious one, fueling spite
The fire of obstinacy, which cannot be remedied

27. As long as you intend to oppose Masoud
That is an illness which cannot be severed

28. Far be it from you, O honored king
That lights and darkness be equal to you

29. You are more generous than a lion in its valor
The crown's band, pearls arrayed in order

30. His resolve refused accepting injustice
As did his determination, goodness, loyalty and nobility

31. And a pack of lions, ferocious
They are calm when routed and thrown in panic

32. Stallions charging into the fire of fray
Horses whose lips the emblems melted

33. Horses maneuvered though the rout blocked passage
A lion whose canines serve as lanterns in the dark

34. Marvel at Awaqas' fang in its jaw exciting
Allure with Ashwas' molars in its grin enticing

35. A sword returning joints to their place
Unfamiliar in battle with weakness or boredom

36. How many a group who turned the back of the dual sword
When they saw his resolves they scattered in defeat

37. So their share of his war was perdition
While his share from his Lord was bounty

38. He is the son of singular splendor
So all pride in him coalesces

39. My striving is easy at his service
As the pen flowed in the scribe's right hand

40. So may Allah protect him from what I fear
For his ascendance, may no feet slip