1. O you who rains blessings from on high, Ala'a son of Sa'id
And who thanks with good intention and praise

2. You have thanked a man whose goodness increases through gratitude
And who refuses any growth except through loyalty

3. A young man who attained the heights of elders and surpassed them
Through his own youthful vigor and excellence

4. As the full moon outshone the stars on the fourteenth night
And they lost their brilliance

5. It is enough for Abu Isa Ala'a that he
Is considered the foremost of the wise

6. And that his father's goodness is of long duration
He is considered the foremost of the viziers

7. And that the prince who seeks refuge in them
Is considered the foremost of the princes

8. And that the truthful orator about them
Is considered the foremost of the orators

9. An orator whom spear and sword could not bend
While his fathers faced the best of trials

10. Treasures of wealth for the needy, and if called
To the fire, they were treasures of song

11. These are signs aligned for the son of Sa'id
Tokens of the rising and enduring fame of Sa'id

12. And he remains praised in truth, glorified
On the tongues of nobles and chieftains

13. And the praise of a noble man does not diminish him
Nor does any equal Ala'a in nobility

14. And can the acknowledgment of his rival beneath the sky
Demean the towering mountain?