1. صوب ندى راحتيك مدرار

    صبور يسرا ما فيه إعسار

    The downpour of bounty from your palms is copious:

    an enduring flow of ease, with no hardship in it.

  2. يا ملكا للعفاة في يده

    نفع كما للعداة إصرارُ

    O king, in whose hand suppliants find

    benefit, as enemies find unyielding resolve.

  3. أنت ريد بالمجد متَّحد

    وجحفل في العيون جزار

    You are a mountain crag, united with glory,

    and a slaughtering host in people's eyes.

  4. أنت الهمام الذي يضل حمى ال

    مالِ لديه ويحفظ الجارِ

    You are the great-hearted hero before whom the sanctuary of

    wealth is lost, while the neighbor is protected.

  5. وأنت في السلم جنة وعلى الا

    أعداء في ضنك مأزى نارُ

    And in peace you are a shield, and against the

    enemies, in a cramped refuge, a fire.

  6. صيرنا نائل الوزير له

    عبيد قصنٍ ونحن أحرار

    The minister's bounty has made us his

    slaves by birth [reading uncertain], although we are free.

  7. أعذاره للوفود ضيقة

    إن رحبت للبخيل أعذارُ

    His excuses before delegations are narrow,

    even if the miser's excuses have ample room.

  8. عفان خافضون في دعةٍ

    تمتاح إحسانه وتمتارَ

    Suppliants [reading uncertain] live at ease in comfort,

    drawing upon his kindness and gathering provisions.

  9. عليهم من نواله أثر

    باد كما للربيع آثار

    Upon them is a mark of his bounty,

    plainly visible, as spring has its signs.

  10. فكل جود يسدى معاينةً

    فإنه من سواهٍ أخبارُ

    For every bounty he bestows is seen firsthand;

    while from anyone else it is only hearsay.

  11. عتاده للعدا وعدته

    أبيض صافي الحديد مواز

    His equipment against foes, and his armament:

    a bright sword of pure iron [epithet unclear],

  12. وكل رمح لدنٍ للهذمة

    في كل صدر ورد وإصدار

    and every supple spear, ready for swift cutting,

    with entry and withdrawal in every breast.

  13. بطوله في مجال كل وفي

    تقصر للخالعين أعمارُ

    By its length, in every loyal man's arena,

    rebels' lives are cut short.

  14. مولاي عون الدين استمع كلما

    كالروض غضا زهاه نوارُ

    My lord, ‘Awn al-Din, hear words

    fresh as a garden made splendid by blossoms.

  15. تقبل الله منك صومك كم

    عندك الصائمين إفطارُ

    May God accept your fast! How many

    fast-breaking meals the fasters find with you!

  16. وزر وزور مدحي سواك وفي

    مدحك ما إن علي أوزارُ

    My praise of anyone but you is sin and falsehood; in

    praising you, I bear no burdens of sin.

  17. فاسلم فما في سؤال مثلك يا

    من ليس فثي الأرض مثله جارُ

    May you fare well! What harm is there in asking one like you, O

    you whose equal dwells nowhere on earth?