1. O Abul Hussein, you are not
A king who does justice to his servant

2. And listens to praise of himself
Without devaluing his gift

3. O you whom Allah has blessed us with
That we may multiply our thanks to him

4. And whom He created in his offspring
Every individual of high status

5. I saw yesterday what amazed me
Of much promise and its fulfillment

6. And the policy of a kingdom
That guides it to achieve its purpose

7. And a blessing that is complete
And a new blessing

8. And a state that its enemies
Will never see reversed

9. So all that paused until
I imagined your status before it

10. And every glorious thing bowed
To the beauty of your face alone

11. So how can knowledge and wisdom
When wearing its cloak

12. Or how can lowliness and greatness
When you strengthen its pillar

13. Or how can pardon and generosity
When you fulfill your promise

14. Or how can firmness and honor
When you make its knot firm

15. Where is your equal, O you
Whom Allah did not create an equal

16. And there was never an opposite
Except to one who opposed him

17. So may fortune grant you what it wills
And multiply your efforts for you

18. For Allah refused except
To link your glory to His glory

19. O you who adorned himself with the sword
Its blade and its sharp edge

20. And if we wished we would say
Rather its two edges

21. And if we wished we would say
Its ornamented hilt and quillon

22. And his forbearance when the forbearing
Dons its sheath

23. O you who related in supreme traits
His father, excellence and limit

24. Take them, for you still give
For a dirham, a thousand dirhams

25. And whoever wishes you ill
Will not transgress his utmost

26. And in your endeavors, accept him
And in your life, after it

27. For no misfortune makes you stumble
On the path of affection

28. Rather, in any case, when
Prudence wears its attire