1. شاءَ الإله حماية الإسلامِ

    فأعز نصرته بخير إمامَِ

    God willed the protection of Islam,

    so He strengthened its defense through the finest imam,

  2. بسمي خير الخلق والنور الذي

    كفلت بدايته إلى الأتمام

    through the namesake of the best of creation, and the light whose

    beginning was assured of reaching completion.

  3. جمعت ببيعته القلوبُ على الرضا

    واستبشرت بمنالِ كُلِّ مرامِ

    By allegiance to him, hearts were united in contentment,

    and rejoiced at attaining every wish.

  4. وسرى السرورُ بها ةوصار مُواصِلاً

    للجدِّ في الإنجادِ والإتهامِ

    And joy spread through them and became a constant companion

    to good fortune, in journeys to Najd and Tihamah.

  5. خيرُ الأصُولِ مشى على آثارِهِم

    خَيرُ الفُرُوعِ وحازَ أيَّ مقامِ

    The finest roots—in their footsteps walked

    the finest of branches, who attained a peerless station.

  6. ظهرت شمائلهم عليهِ ولم تزل

    في الشبلِ تظهرُ شيمةُ الضرغامِ

    Their qualities shone in him, and ever

    the lion's nature shows itself in the cub.

  7. واعتزَّ دينُ محمدٍ بمؤيدٍ

    ماضي العزائمِ للشريعةِ حامِ

    And Muhammad's faith grew mighty through one upheld,

    decisive in resolve, a defender of the sacred law.

  8. لولا انتئام أمورنا بوجوده

    لغدت مبددةً بغيرِ نظامِ

    Were it not for our affairs being knit together through his presence,

    they would have become scattered, without order.

  9. أضحت خلافتهُ السعيدةُ للورى

    وزراً من الأعداءِ والإعدامِ

    His fortunate caliphate became, for mankind,

    a refuge from enemies and destitution.

  10. ذخر الزمانُ من الفتوحِ غرائباص

    لزمانهِ المتهللِ البسامِ

    Time stored up wondrous conquests

    for his radiant, smiling age.

  11. لا مثل فتحِ ميرقةٍ فهوَ الذي

    أبقى السرورُ لمنجدٍ وتهامِ

    Nothing equals the conquest of Majorca, for it is the one

    that made joy endure for those in Najd and Tihamah.

  12. مطلت به الأيامُ حتى استنجزت

    بسنانِ خطيٍّ وحدِّ حسامِ

    The days delayed it, until they were made to deliver,

    by the point of a Khatti spear and the edge of a keen sword,

  13. وبعزمةٍ منصورةٍ وعصابةٍ

    مشهورة التصميم والإقدامِ

    and through victorious resolve and a band

    renowned for determination and boldness.

  14. جمحَ ابن غانيةٍ فكفَّ جماحه

    يومٌ أدار عليهِ كأس حمامِ

    Ibn Ghaniya ran wild; then his wild course was checked

    by a day that passed him the cup of death.

  15. ناهيك من يومٍ أغر محجلٍ

    متميز من سائر الأيام

    What a day, white-blazed and white-footed,

    set apart from all other days!

  16. وعظت بمصرعهِ الحصوادِثُ عنوةً

    ناهيكَ من وعظٍ بغيرِ كلامِ

    Events taught a forceful lesson through his downfall;

    what an admonition, without a word!

  17. فليهنئ الدنيا وجودُ خليفةٍ

    جزلِ المواهبِ سابغ الإنعامِ

    So may the world be gladdened by the presence of a caliph,

    lavish in gifts, abundant in beneficence.

  18. تغنيهِ عن قودِ الجيوشِ سعادةٌ

    تعتادُ ما شاءت بغيرِ زمامِ

    Good fortune spares him the need to lead armies,

    visiting whatever it wills, without a rein.

  19. نيطت أمورُ الخلق منه بحازمٍ

    متكفلٍ بالنقضِ والإبرامِ

    In his person, mankind's affairs were entrusted to one resolute,

    charged with rescinding and ratifying.

  20. سامٍ إلى الرتبِ التي لا فوقها

    نجلُ الأكابر من سلالةِ سامِ

    Rising to ranks above which no others stand,

    a scion of the great, from the lineage of Shem.

  21. ورثَ الخلافةَ عن خلائف كلهم

    علم الهدى الهادي إلى العلام

    He inherited the caliphate from caliphs, each of them

    a banner of guidance, leading to the All-Knowing.

  22. لبست به الدنيا جمالاً كنهه

    أعيا على الأفكارِ والأوهامِ

    Through him, the world donned a beauty whose essence

    lay beyond the reach of thought and imagination.

  23. فكأنها دارُ السلامِ نعيمُها

    متأبدٌ ودخولُها بسلامِ

    So it seems the Abode of Peace: its bliss

    is everlasting, and entry into it is in peace.

  24. يا عصمةَ الدنيا نداء مُؤمِّلٍ

    صبحاً يروحهُ من الأيامِ

    O safeguard of the world, this is the call of one hoping

    for a morning to give him respite from the days.

  25. فارقت ما قد كنتُ به كأنه

    طيفٌ رأته العينُ في الأحلام

    I have left behind my former state, as though it were

    a phantom that the eye had seen in dreams.

  26. فعسى أرى وجه الرضا فلطالما

    أملت رؤيته مع الأعوامِ

    So may I see the face of favor, for so long

    have I hoped to see it through the years.

  27. بالطبع حاجتنا إليك وهل غنى

    يلفى عن الأرواحِ للأجسام

    Our need for you is natural; can independence

    from souls be found for bodies?

  28. لا زالَ سعدكَ مسعداً متصرفاً

    فيما تريدُ تصرفَ الخدامِ

    May your good fortune never cease to gladden you, acting

    in whatever you wish as servants act.