1. فَخرُ الوَرَى حَيدَرِيٌّ عَمَّ نائِلُهُ

    نَجمُ السُّهَى فَلَكِيَّاتٌ مَرَاتِبهُ

    The pride of humankind, a Ḥaydarī—his bounty has embraced all.

    The Suhā-star—celestial are his ranks.

  2. لَيثُ الثَّرَى قَبَسٌ تَهمِي أَنَامِلُهُ

    بَدرُ البَهَا أُفُقٌ تَبدُو كَوَاكِبُهُ

    A lion upon the earth, a flame; his fingertips rain down largesse.

    The full moon of splendor, a horizon where his stars shine forth.

  3. سَامِي الذَرَى صَاعِدٌ تُخشَى نَوَازِلُهُ

    طَودُ النُّهَى عِندَ بَيتِ المَالِ صَاحِبُهُ

    Lofty over the summits, ever ascending; his descending blows are feared.

    A mountain of wisdom; at his side, the public treasury is his companion.

  4. طِبُّ القِرَى كَفُّ يُمنِ الدَّهرِ كَاهِلُهُ

    رَوضٌ زَهَا مَنهَلٌ طَابَت مَشَارِبُهُ

    Master of hospitality; his shoulder is the hand of Time’s good fortune.

    A garden flourishing, a spring whose draughts have grown sweet.

  5. بَحرٌ جَرَى عَلقَمِيٌّ مُجَّ عَاسِلُهُ

    مُعطِي اللّهَى نَبَوِيَّاتٌ مَنَاقِبُهُ

    A flowing sea, ʿAlqamī-bitter—whoever sought its honey was spat out.

    Bestower of lavish gifts—Prophetic are his virtues.

  6. مَقنَى الثَّرَى فَاضِلٌ عَمَّت فَوَاضِلُهُ

    دَهرٌ دَهَا قَدَرٌ دَارَت نَوَائِبُهُ

    Earth’s treasured possession, a man of excellence whose benefactions embraced all.

    My time smote him; my fate’s calamities came wheeling upon him.