1. Full of generosity and wisdom,
His youth rivals the sharpness of swords.
١. وَمُشْتَمِلٍ على كَرَمٍ وَحَزْمٍ
شَباةُ يَراعِهِ ظُبَةُ الحُسامِ
2. I spurred towards him a roaring lion,
Whose whip made the reins weary.
٢. زَجَرْتُ إِليهِ أَصْهَبَ داعِرِيَّاً
مُرَاحَاً سَوْطُهُ تَعِبَ الخِطامِ
3. He delighted my eyes with the smoothest gallop,
With it the finest human qualities and smiles.
٣. فَمَتَّعَ ناظِرِي بِأَغَرَّ طَلْقٍ
بِهِ فَضَلاتُ بِشْرٍ وَابْتِسامِ
4. And virtues shook him as a son of the land
Of eminent people from a high lineage.
٤. وَهَزَّتْهُ المَكارِمُ لابْنِ أَرْضٍ
نَزيعِ الدَّارِ مِنْ نَفَرٍ كِرامِ
5. He galloped as if drunk, after
The cup of wine was passed overflowing to him.
٥. فَراحَ كَأَنَّهُ ثَمِلٌ أُدِيرَتْ
عَليهِ الكَأْسُ تَرْعَفُ بِالمُدامِ