1. ما مات من بعد عبد الواحد الجودُ

    وفي بَنيه النجيبُ الشَّهمُ محمودُ

    Generosity did not die after Abd al-Wahid,

    And among his sons is the noble, magnanimous Mahmoud.

  2. ولا فقدنا من الدُّنيا مكارمه

    وفي ذراريه ذاك الفضل موجود

    Nor have we lost his noble deeds from the world,

    And in his descendants that excellence remains.

  3. والفرع كالأَصل إنْ تزكُ مغارسُه

    زكا وأَثمر في أوراقه العود

    And the branch is like the root: if its planting grounds are sound,

    The stem flourishes and bears fruit among its leaves.

  4. لا ينزع الله هذا السّرّ من رجلٍ

    فيه السَّعادة والمسعود مسعود

    God does not take this secret from a man

    In whom good fortune dwells; the fortunate man is fortunate.

  5. قد بارك الله في آل المبارك مذْ

    كانوا فمولودهم للخير مولود

    God has blessed the house of al-Mubarak since

    They came into being; thus their offspring are born for goodness.

  6. مطهَّرونَ فلا رجسٌ يدَنِّسُهُمْ

    ولا يلمُّ بهم للإِثم تفنيد

    They are purified; no defilement stains them,

    Nor does censure for sin touch them.

  7. تأوي إليهم بنو الحاجات راغبة

    والمنهل العذب بين النَّاس مورود

    The needy seek refuge with them, full of hope,

    And among the people, the sweet watering place is frequented.

  8. وما أرى غيرهم فيمن يناظرهم

    من يُسأل الخير أو تطوى له البيد

    And among their peers, I see none but them

    From whom bounty is sought, or for whom deserts are crossed.

  9. نزلتُ فيهم على رَحبٍ أُسَرُّ به

    ولي بهم أملٌ بالبرّ موعود

    I lodged among them in ample comfort that delights me,

    And I have hope in them, with kindness promised to me.

  10. إنْ طوَّقوني بطَوقٍ من مكارمهم

    فإنَّهم وثنائي الطَّوق والجيد

    If they encircle my neck with a necklace of their noble favors,

    Then they are the necklace, and my praise the neck.

  11. تُزانُ غرُّ القوافي كلَّما ذكروا

    بما تُزان وتزهو الخرَّدُ الغيد

    Radiant rhymes are adorned whenever these men are mentioned,

    With what adorns and lends splendor to shy, graceful maidens.

  12. يا من إذا عُدَّتْ الأَنجاب حينئذٍ

    فأَوَّل النَّاس في الأَنجاب معدود

    O you who, when the noble are counted, then

    Are counted foremost among noble men!

  13. يا ابن الَّذي كنت أرجوه وأمدحه

    وشاهدٌ لي أياديه ومشهود

    O son of him in whom I placed my hopes and whom I praised,

    And his favors bear witness for me and are themselves attested.

  14. ولا يُرَدُّ مقالي في مدائحه

    وفي الأَقاويل مقبول ومردود

    Nor are my words in praise of him rejected,

    While among sayings, some are accepted and some rejected.

  15. ورثت أخلاقَه اللاّتي سَموْتَ بها

    وشِدْتَ ما شاده آباؤك الصّيد

    You inherited his virtues, through which you rose high,

    And built up what your lordly forefathers built.

  16. سَلَكْتَ كلَّ سبيلٍ كانَ يسلكه

    فكلُّ فعلك يا محمود محمودُ

    You followed every path he used to follow,

    So all your deeds, O Mahmoud, are praiseworthy.

  17. أبو الخصيب أراك الخصبَ منك له

    وأَنْتَ ظلٌّ إليه اليوم ممدود

    Abu al-Khasib has shown you the fertility it receives from you,

    And today you are a shade stretched out toward it.

  18. أغظتَ كلَّ حَسودٍ أَنْتَ تعرفه

    وكلُّ ذي نعمةٍ لا شكَّ محسود

    You have enraged every envious man you know,

    And everyone with a blessing is undoubtedly envied.

  19. الله أبقاك عمَّن قد مضى خَلَفاً

    ولي بمدحك تغريد وترديد

    May God preserve you as successor to him who has passed away,

    And in your praise I have warbling and refrain.

  20. وعشتَ بالأُنس طول الدَّهر في رغدٍ

    ولا يسوؤك طول الدَّهر تنكيد

    And may you live in joyful companionship and ease for all time,

    And may no vexation grieve you throughout all time.