1. All are drawn to drain the cups of the Eloquent one
Since his eloquence was chanted to us in Egypt from you, O Zephyr

2. What a pure draught his is!
To which the youth responded with singing and joy

3. And whenever his verses are recited,
The virtuous, the highborn and the refined bow down

4. Do I remember now the poetry of Al Buhturi, and forget
Between us today what was conveyed by you, O Zephyr

5. O son of the Prophet, yours is the glad tiding of a station
Above which stand not even Al Mutanabbi, the unmatched in nobility

6. Had you been in his time, no man of insight
Well-versed in literature would have ranked him above you

7. As for Ibn Aws, his wares were not lucrative
Among kings, nor did he attain his goal and profit

8. Save for your essence not being created yet
In his days, O Chief of the splendid chiefs

9. So you are most deserving of what was gifted to a lad
Who was guided by you, and gratitude became incumbent upon him

10. As for your servant, he has no recourse in this domain
Except a feeble glance, should it rove in it wildly

11. And why not, when it comes from a weakness that matches
Worthless shells against pearls and meets gold with silver

12. And foolishly declaims poetry out of passion
For a house whose beloved you have become

13. He cares not what is for or against him if
Others than you were unkind to him in his worldly affairs or were angry

14. Why would he care about his enemies, even if they wronged him,
When you back him with justice, seeking reward?

15. And in singing your praises I have indulged in much rapture
By composing halal magic forbidden to denounce

16. You were lavish in praising him when you understood
The elegy of the master gone to the houri with slender shape

17. Nor is the elegy for Shahab Al-Din more brilliant than
Scattered pearls or flowers placed next to flowers

18. And against devils, how many flames you have unleashed
Making them into firewood for the ignoble among mankind!

19. Those compositions whose beauties are adorned
With each and every unique necklace around gazelles' necks

20. Those meanings that appealed and thereby did touch
The heart of the inanimate, which came to love books

21. Those symbols that made treasures easy to unlock
Tomorrow for whoever seeks the veils

22. He whom the Merciful has molded out of refinement
And loyalty and forbearance, giving him companions

23. You have graced with him one nobler than the staunch hero
Hamsah, who, when unsheathed, destroyed his enemies and captivated them

24. Victory is from his soldiers and fortune coupled
With his counsel, for they accompanied ascendancy

25. So if he extends his arm, the world shakes from his might
And he disperses the mass on the day of battle and capture

26. And who can blame the excess in praising a man
Who has extended through the land his abundant praise?

27. He intended by it only to draw near
To you, to ensure precedence in virtues and gain a shoot

28. And to be guided by your guidance in his endeavors
And to grow prideful and boastful in ascendancy