1. وإني لمُثْنٍ ما تَبوَّجَ بارِقٌ

    بمتنِ غَمامٍ أو تحدَّرَ ماطِرُ

    And I shall indeed praise, as long as lightning flashes

    Across a cloud's back, or a raincloud pours forth,

  2. على ناشىءٍ منْ صفوةِ المجد يافعٍ

    تقاصَر عنه الماجدونَ الأكابِرُ

    A youth of glory's choicest stock, just come of age:

    The greatest nobles fall short of him.

  3. حكى قومه الغُرَّان من سلف العلى

    وكُلٌّ إِمامٌ في المناقِبِ ماهِرُ

    He emulated his illustrious kin, the forebears of high renown,

    And each is a leader, accomplished in noble virtues.

  4. فجاء بهاء الدين أما فِعالهُ

    فزَيْنٌ وأما وجهه فهو ناضِرُ

    Then came Baha al-Din: as for his deeds,

    They are an adornment; as for his face, it is radiant.

  5. يفُلُّ حديد الهند مرْهفُ عزمه

    ويحطُمُ أطراف القَنا وهو عاتِر

    The keen edge of his resolve blunts Indian steel,

    And shatters the spearpoints while the spears quiver.

  6. ويرزن إنْ طاشت حبى القوم عِطفهُ

    ويَحْلمُ عن أعدائه وهو قادِرُ

    And his bearing stays steady if the people's knee-bands fly loose,

    And he is forbearing toward his enemies, though he has power.

  7. منيعُ الحِمى لا يُسْتباح نزيلهُ

    ولو أسلمَتْهُ للحِمامِ العشائِرُ

    His domain is impregnable; his guest cannot be harmed,

    Even if the clans abandon him to death.

  8. ولا تنقضُ الأيامُ مُبْرمَ عهْدهِ

    إذا أكثرتْ نَبْذَ العهود الغَوادر

    Nor do the days unravel his firmly bound pledge,

    When treacherous days so often cast pledges aside.

  9. ولا يمطلُ العافين في المحْل بالندى

    ولو وضُحَت للمعتفين المَعاذِرُ

    Nor does he make those seeking bounty wait during drought,

    Even if excuses are plain to the suppliants.

  10. فهُنِّي شهر الصومِ منه بماجِدٍ

    به عصرُهُ بل سائرُ الدهر فاخرُ

    So may the month of fasting be congratulated on the noble man it has in him,

    In whom his age—indeed, all time—takes pride.