1. The zeal of kingship sufficed me with honor and was enough
For how long and for what should I seek glory?

2. Abdul Aziz took care of me, so through him
I was like one climbing a ladder till I stopped when I reached the top

3. Say to him who complains of the betrayal of time regarding us
Gently! Do you not see how time has been faithful?

4. It gave us more than what our souls hoped for
Until it established over us the best of successors

5. Is there anyone today like Abd al-Aziz among kings?
No, nor was there anyone like him in time past

6. The embodiment of perfection as if God shaped him
From the essence of grace, not clay or pottery

7. In his time of rule he revived the justice of the companions
As if in him the images of resurrection cried out

8. If the sea could gift him its essence
It would not leave in its depths a pearl or shell

9. This caliph is God's shade outstretched
Over His land, encompassing God's servants

10. God's care protects the glory of his state
And good fortune stands vigil at his lofty court

11. The vastness of his rule, his mercy enveloped
Not missing a middle or an edge

12. And the piercing of his thought, if its illumination
Were the full moon, it would suffer no loss or eclipse

13. In his hand is the sword of justice, its blade raised
In the sheath of clemency with God's creation, gentle

14. So wherever terrible slaughter was warranted, it struck
And wherever pardon could be allowed, it forgave

15. O you by whom examples are given in an age
In which the cup of delight was made sweet for us to sip

16. You have advanced among kings as people advance
The first letter among letters, the alphabet's start

17. We aim to describe you in what you possess
But description falls short of you, who described

18. So may you remain, with God, victorious forever
Turning to good and gaining praise, successor after successor