فَما يَقدَحُ الفَقرُ في حالِهِ

فَما يَقدَحُ الفَقرُ في حالِهِ

وَلا يَطمَعُ الدَهرُ في قَصدِهِ

وَلا يَطمَعُ الدَهرُ في قَصدِهِ

So poverty does not mar his condition,

Neither does poverty affect his state,

And Time has no hope of assailing him.

Nor does fate aspire to thwart his aims.

وَكَيفَ وَقَد صارَ ضَيفَ الغَمامِ

وَكَيفَ وَقَد صارَ ضَيفَ الغَمامِ

وَهُوَ قَريبٌ عَلى بُعدِهِ

وَهُوَ قَريبٌ عَلى بُعدِهِ

And how could it, when he has become the guest of the clouds,

How could it, when he has become a guest of the clouds,

While he is near despite his distance?

And is near though distant he remains.

وَمَن عَقَلَت بِأَبي تَغلِبُ

وَمَن عَقَلَت بِأَبي تَغلِبُ

يَداهُ اِحتَذى البَدرَ مِن سَعدِهِ

يَداهُ اِحتَذى البَدرَ مِن سَعدِهِ

And whoever has clung to Abu Taghlib

Whose mind was gifted by Abu Taghlib,

With both hands has emulated the full moon through his good fortune.

His hands copied the full moon in its glory.

همامٌ قَضى اللَهُ مِن عَرشِهِ

همامٌ قَضى اللَهُ مِن عَرشِهِ

لَهُ بِالإِمارِةِ في مَهدِهِ

لَهُ بِالإِمارِةِ في مَهدِهِ

A magnanimous man—God ordained from His throne

Hammam whom Allah had ordained,

Princely rule for him while he was in his cradle.

To the Emirate while in his cradle.

فَطودُ السِيادَةِ في دَستِهِ

فَطودُ السِيادَةِ في دَستِهِ

وَشَمسُ الرِياسَةِ في بُردِهِ

وَشَمسُ الرِياسَةِ في بُردِهِ

So the mountain of lordship is on his throne,

In his hands lies the mantle of leadership,

And the sun of leadership is within his mantle.

And the sun of supremacy in his cloak.