1. Abbas, O best of kings in justice
And most eloquent of those who praised him
١. عَبَّاسُ يا خَيْرَ المُلُوكِ عَدَالَةً
وَأَجَلَّ مَنْ نَطَقَ امْرُؤٌ بِثَنَائِهِ
2. You have given me your approval and revealed
A face in which I read glad tidings
٢. أَوْلَيْتَنِي مِنْكَ الرِّضَا وجَلَوْتَ لِي
وَجْهاً قَرَأْتُ البِشْرَ في أَثْنَائِهِ
3. So submit to a kingdom of which you are the full moon of its throne
And pillar of its strength and aid of its banner
٣. فاسْلَمْ لِمُلْكٍ أَنْتَ بَدْرُ سَرِيرِهِ
وَعِمَادُ قُوَّتِهِ ونَصْرُ لِوائِهِ
4. O you who leads to the attainment of wishes
Repel the sea of its flood and you will win its allegiance
٤. يأَيُّها الصَّادِي إِلى نَيْلِ الْمُنَى
رِدْ بَحْرَ سُدَّتِهِ تَفُزْ بِوَلائِهِ
5. He is that king who inherited glory
From himself and from his forefathers
٥. هُوَ ذَلِكَ الْمَلِكُ الَّذِي وَرِث الْعُلا
عَنْ نَفْسِهِ شَرَفا وعَن آبائِهِ
6. Justice is of his morals, knowledge is of
His attributes, and clemency is of his names
٦. الْعَدْلُ مِنْ أَخْلاقِهِ والْعِلْمُ مِنْ
أَوْصافِهِ والْحِلْمُ مِنْ أَسْمَائِهِ
7. It is no wonder that he gathered all praise as heir
And aimed with his resolve above his peers
٧. لا غَرْوَ أَنْ جَمَعَ المَحَامِدَ يافِعاً
وَسَمَا بِهِمَّتِهِ عَلَى نُظَرائِهِ
8. For the eye, though small in its size
Can encompass the heavens with its earth and skies
٨. فالْعَينُ وَهْيَ صَغِيرَةٌ في حَجْمِها
تَسَعُ الفَضَاءَ بِأَرْضِهِ وسَمائِهِ