1. A sword unsheathed from two scabbards and honed,
A resolute one whose ancestors have passed, and he alone remains,

2. A meteor excelling the full moon and sun in giving light,
While they set he remains fixed upon the earth alone,

3. He took refuge in God and righteousness,
So he became supported, and continues to be supported,

4. Let not the gloaters rejoice, for when bared,
The edge of the sword is tempered by removal from the sheath,

5. Nor let the stumbling make him stumble, for he is
A sword that makes the faces of the unjust bleed, while it is sheathed,

6. One who forgave when others transgressed,
So no foot should err, nor hand miss its aim,

7. The embodiment of justice has come to you, no injustice with him,
No disposition to wrongdoers made smooth,

8. I see you as the crown prince, protector of your subjects,
Repeller of your enemies, while wrongs remain sheathed,

9. Abu al-Abbas has come to you, do not deny him,
Sometimes drawing near you, and sometimes unsheathed,

10. A generous one whom yesterday works toward,
Yearning turns to him while tomorrow awaits,

11. A time wishes to pass from him, that for him
Until the end of time, it remains eternal,

12. He was humble when he attained that which nothing is above,
No ascent above that which he attained,

13. Save rooms that have become the ambition of his soul,
For him in the vicinity of God, a dwelling place,

14. And that, when a thousand arguments pass him
His authority every day is reaffirmed,

15. The gates of the heavens will open with mercy,
And good will descend for him ever rising,

16. With justice or truth from our commanders,
The gates of heaven open and close,

17. To you, O Crown Prince, I dedicate words
Made firm, which none firm in purpose can dispel,

18. Would that the good in this world be shown, and wrong suppressed,
And good be known, and corruption reformed,

19. As for you Abu al-Abbas if one contends,
And if one clings to ideals, you are most praiseworthy,

20. Warner of what is alluded to those of forbidden acts,
Giver of good tidings of what is named, you do not reject,

21. You have a name we found epitomizing your virtues,
Even if a nickname follows it, it threatens,

22. Threats to one who comes short of integrity,
And warning to one who transgresses and rebels,

23. So let the misguided fear, and the righteous not worry,
For your justice is unsheathed, and your tyranny sheathed,

24. Live - and He whom you are named for, Muhammad -
With joy, until Muhammad grows old,

25. And never depart from the One of bountiful hands upon you,
Hands that follow in succession, renewed in youth,

26. While you are immortalized by the nights, all of you,
With the eternity of the One who builds and folds, the Everlasting,

27. And listen, Abu al-Abbas, to upright words
That have come from the guardian, your upright one,

28. By my life, the rulers' adversary has performed the pilgrimage,
And how can wrong be enabled when the sword is sheathed!

29. They resent nothing now, may their flowing tears not flow,
Since the approved, the praised Muhammad, upheld justice,

30. And in justice what pleased them, except they
Are crops of the Sword of God, inevitably harvested,

31. Among them was the ungrateful Ibn Bulbul,
Can a righteous one guide a misguided one and make him prosper?

32. An ungrateful one who refused anything but ingratitude for a blessing,
Whose testimony denying it belies him when he denies,

33. Upon him is the curse of God eternally,
And abundant misfortune whose drinking does not diminish,

34. And upon his followers the like of a curse,
With which a supplicant against him determined and insisted,

35. He wove it for ingratitude despite the sincerity of the intention,
Of a loyal friend and master repeatedly professing loyalty,

36. Who sees that destroying the ungrateful Ibn Bulbul
Is a life whose causes cannot be undermined,

37. And he asks for the authority that roused him with might
Generously, and your well-wisher supports you,