حاءتك تعنو للجناب الرفيع

في رقة السحر ووشي الربيع

It has come to you, bowing before your exalted presence,

With the delicacy of magic and the brocade of spring.

تحكي رياض الحزن في أْلسُنٍ

بصْبَصْن منها غِبَّ غَيثَ مَريع

It mirrors the meadows of rugged uplands in tongues

That gleamed forth from them after rain bringing lush growth.

رامت بهن المدح لكنها

ألفته شيئاً فوق ما تستطيع

With them it sought to praise you, but

It found this a thing beyond its power.

يعزُّ جداً مستماه وهل

يحاول الضالع شَأْوَ الضليع

Its goal is exceedingly hard to attain; and can

The lame try to match the strong one's stride?

سيرتها ربعية المجتلى

تندى رباها بالثناء البديع

I sent it forth, springlike to behold,

Its hills dewy with exquisite praise.

فأوْلِها باللطف عني الرضى

فربَّما قامت مقام الشفيع

So kindly grant it your approval on my behalf,

For perhaps it will serve as an intercessor

ليانع في الزهر يدعونه

قرنفلاً يمتاز فوق الجميع

For a flourishing bloom among the flowers, which they call

A carnation, distinguished above them all.

يعصو بجيد صعَّرتُه الصبَا

وخده يرشح منه السفيع

It stands stiffly, its neck turned aside by the east wind,

And wine seeps from its cheek.

يدعوك مولاي إلى وصفه

ودون أوصافِك وصف البديع

It calls you, my lord, to describe it,

And al-Badiʿ's description falls short of yours.