1. My father wields a flawless striking blade,
No wonder, for he's the straightened spear.
١. وَبِي شَادِنٌ لاَ يُخْطِىءُ الفتكَ لحظُه
وَلاَ عجبٌ فَهْوَ السِّنَانُ المُقَوَّمُ
2. When I complained of his tyranny,
How strange for an oppressor to complain!
٢. تَظَلَّمَ لَمَّا قُمْتُ أشْكُوهُ ظَالِمًا
فَوَاعَجَبًا مِنْ ظَالِمٍ يَتَظَلَّمُ
3. The apple of his cheek ripened in the fire of his wrath,
Never did I see a ripe apple in hell.
٣. وَأيْنَعَ آسُ الصدغِ فِي نَارِ خَدّهِ
وَلَمْ أرَ آسًا يَانِعًا فِي جَهَنَّمُ
4. When Allah singled him out for beauty,
Wondrous that one so unique can be divided!
٤. لَهُ إذْ برَاهُ اللَّهُ في الحسنِ مُفْرَدٌ
ثَمَانِيَةٌ فَأعْجَبْ لِفَردٍ يُقَسَّمُ
5. Stature, waist, grace of movement, gaze,
Cheek, brow, glance, and smile.
٥. قَوَامٌ وَخَصرٌ وَانْعِطَافٌ وَنَاظِرٌ
وَخَدٌّ وَجِيدٌ وَالْتِفَاتٌ وَمَبْسَمُ