1. غبطتُ الطَّرس إذ يحظى بكفٍّ

    هي البحر المحيط لكل وارد

    I envied the page, for it is favored by a hand

    That is an all-encompassing sea for everyone who comes.

  2. ويلثم راحةً لجناب شهم

    به افتخرت عَدِيٌّ في المشاهد

    And it kisses the palm of an honored, gallant man,

    In whom ʿAdī took pride at public gatherings.

  3. أخي النعمان مولانا المرجّي

    لدفع الضرّ عنا والشدائد

    Brother of al-Nuʿmān, our master, in whom we place our hope,

    To ward off harm and hardships from us.

  4. كريم الأصل محمود السجايا

    رفيعٌ قدره فوق الفراقد

    Noble in lineage, praised for his character,

    His rank is lofty, above the Farqad stars.

  5. عصام المرملين إذ أثره

    من الدهر الملادد والمعاند

    A support to the destitute when its mark is felt,

    From contentious and hostile Time.

  6. حسام خالدٌ للدين حامٍ

    وحقٌّ إن سيف الله خالد

    An enduring sword, a defender of the faith;

    And indeed it is true: God's sword is Khālid.

  7. أخو هِممٍ إذا قامت تريه

    على نهر المجرّة وهو قاعد

    A man of lofty aspirations that, when they rise, reveal him

    Upon the river of the Milky Way, though he remains seated.

  8. أخنو حلمٍ أشدّ من الرواسيذ

    أخو فَهمٍ به قنص الأوابد

    A man of forbearance, firmer than the rooted mountains;

    A man of understanding, with which he captured wild quarry.

  9. وفيّ العهد لا ينسى جميلاً

    فما لي قد نسيتُ له محامد

    Faithful to his pledge, he does not forget a kindness.

    Why, then, have I forgotten his praiseworthy deeds?

  10. وما لي لا أفي بعهود من قد

    سمت فيه المحاتِد والمعاهد

    And why do I not honor the pledges of one

    In whom lineages and ancestral homes have risen high?

  11. ومالي كنت أخشى كل شانٍ

    له وأغضّ منه في المواطد

    And why did I fear every detractor

    Of him, and those lower than he in standing?

  12. ومالي لا أبيع عليه نفسي

    وأربح صفقة الحرّ المجاهد

    And why do I not sell myself to him,

    And profit from the freeborn striver's bargain?

  13. فعذراً أيها المولى لصب

    فلم يك سامعٌ مثل المُشاهد

    So grant pardon, O master, to a longing lover;

    For one who hears is not like one who sees.

  14. لقد زال الأذى وقد استرحنا

    فنرجو اللَه تتميم العوائد

    Indeed, the harm has passed, and we have found rest.

    So we hope God will complete His customary favors.

  15. ونرجو اللَه يجمعنا بخيرٍ

    وفي خيرٍ على رغم الأباعد

    And we hope God will bring us together in goodness,

    And amid goodness, despite the outsiders,

  16. وينسينا الذي فينا ونلهو

    بذكر البان والغيد النواهد

    And make us forget what is within us, while we take delight

    In recalling the bān trees and the graceful, budding-breasted maidens.