1. Your enemies will hear of what comes from you, O Yahya,
Of reputation—the deaf who does not die or live,

2. And the most wretched envier whenever he sees
Sees in himself weakness and frailty,

3. So say to the sick from you will heal him his deed,
You blame him—your treatment has weakened,

4. Die if you wish out of rage and if you wish do not die
So Yahya is wed every day to the most high,

5. Your good deeds have provoked the enemies
With rage—they died from it while they are alive,

6. So whoever lives from them lives in what harms him
And whoever does not live perishes while in his heart are embers

7. Whenever the enemies see what you possess of hands
With which you collared their necks, they bowed in humiliation,

8. So take and give for the Creator and trust in the care
From God—their necks twist away from you obediently,

9. You reached without effort what you want
And how many you deprived while they exerted great effort,

10. He who does not have God's support, his aims
Will not hit their mark, even if he follows shooting,

11. Do you not see the making and kindness of God
And His easing of what was difficult of things?

12. Firm knots God made easy their untying,
Until establishing them became denial,

13. So sleep reassured by God without losing
Resolve in anything—for that necessitates effort,

14. And Ahmad said: “Tether your camel and rely,”
So do not neglect wisdom in the matter and opinion,

15. For your Lord concealed His power in causes
So no planting except by plowing and watering,

16. He who desires children without marriage—
That is a man who deserves a branding on the head,

17. It is upon man to strive and for God what He wills
So the striver should not insist too much nor resist,

18. Before you is what you accept, for the decrees of our Lord
You see them with what you accept hastening,

19. And whoever is amazed that ships should sink
Woe to those who embarked upon wickedness,

20. They were warned of this but in their wickedness they were
Deaf when they heard and blind when they saw,

21. So I turned away from them and fate behind them
Drives them like the badr moon toward you as guidance,

22. So when they approached you and you did not care for them
Every beast of prey felt jealous of them,

23. And waves came upon them from every side
And did not cease taking them to the shore folded,

24. And they had a ship in which was merchandise
So they continued watering their wealth as watering,

25. And battalions came to them from what you sent
Their ships walking with them toward them walking,

26. So they fled in a ship in which they entrusted
Thinking the sea in it would remain for them,

27. But fate seized them at the side of the Mandab
With a wind that tore out the innards of their ship violently,

28. And the good news came to them of this while you have
Their group as prisoners—so it was wickedness for them,

29. Thus it became clear to them that the Guardian singled them out
And the command of God was not forgetful before them,

30. They lost multiples of what they were tyrannized with
And this which has occurred is enough as plunder,

31. So increase, my Lord, in thanking—it increases Your care
And caring for what You granted of Your grace and caring,

32. You are only of abundant grace and Giving
You created favor—You do not know stinginess,

33. For wealth has clamored from what destroys it
And from what you see between people themselves covetous,

34. You see the sea insufficient to quench the thirst of a guest
And you consider a lodging in your eyes the world too small,

35. So gently—for the sultan wealth has need
Take it and spend the best on your remaining wealth,

36. For it is said the middles of affairs are their best
Reason is their enemy and their edges excess,

37. So say to the kings of earth: “You are His servants,”
And whoever of you says no has spoken it disobediently,

38. Is there among you a youth in kingship like him
Then eighty forefathers in the graves while they are alive?

39. Is there among you a youth in generosity with wealth like him
Who sees the sea insufficient for its comer to drink?

40. Unless it was in the time of Tubba
For his past forefathers your fathers were captives,

41. He is the pure son of the noble king whom
If he surpassed in generosity and Snake and Pig would feel ashamed,

42. A youth whose donations the endless sea drowns in
So it swims in them for life and does not live,

43. Woe to he who opposes you—as long as misery remains
I do not see the likes of him among the wretched alive,

44. And it congratulates the man whom you grant success with what is due
The youth attains the utmost of ranks and most high,

45. He does not cease to find at your doors a place to alight
And wrap himself in your courtyard—so greetings,