1. ويحُلُّ منهُ نديَّهُ

    طَوْدٌ وقِرْضابٌ وبَحرُ

    And in his assembly dwell, embodied in him,

    a mountain, a keen sword, and a sea.

  2. فالدَّهْرَ شيمةُ نفْسهِ

    جودٌ واِقدامٌ وصّبْرُ

    For his soul's constant nature is

    generosity, courage, and patience.

  3. عَضُدٌ لدينِ اللّهِ مِن

    هُ لهُ اذا ناداه نَصْرُ

    A strong arm for God's religion; from

    him comes aid for it whenever it calls upon him.

  4. يحمْيهِ من بِدَعِ الهوى ال

    غَرَّارِ والضُلاَّلُ كُثْرُ

    He shields it from the innovations of desire,

    ever-deceitful, while the misguided are many.

  5. يَقْري ويحْمي ما يَشا

    ءُ اذا بدا خَوْفٌ وفَقْرُ

    He offers hospitality and protection as he wills,

    when fear and poverty appear.

  6. فنَداهُ سَحٌّ في الأكُ

    فِّ وضرْبُهُ في الهامِ هَبْرُ

    So his bounty is a downpour into

    palms, and his blows upon heads are cleaving strokes.

  7. مِن رأيهِ ويَراعِهِ

    في طِرسهِ بيضٌ وسُمْرُ

    From his counsel and his reed pen,

    upon his parchment, come white swords and brown spears.

  8. يهْتزُّ مِن ذكْرِ العُلى

    فكأنَّ ذِكْرَ المجْدِ خَمْرُ

    He thrills at the mention of lofty honor,

    as though the mention of glory were wine.

  9. واذا دَجا ليلُ الخُطوبِ

    وساورَ الأحْياءَ ضُرُّ

    And when the night of calamities grows dark,

    and suffering assails the living,

  10. جَلاَّهُ مِن اِحْسانهِ

    والحُسْن مَعروفٌ وبِشْرُ

    he dispels it through his beneficence;

    and goodness is kindness and a cheerful face.

  11. شَرَفٌ حَواهُ لِقدْرهِ

    وفخارهِ سَعْيٌ ونَجْرُ

    Honor has been won for his stature

    and his glory by striving and lineage.

  12. فاذا المناقِبُ كُلُّها

    كانت صَباحاً فهو ظُهْرُ

    So if all noble qualities

    were morning, he would be noon.

  13. فيه يُهَنَّا كلُّ عَصْ

    رٍ بعضُهُ عِيدٌ وعَشْرُ

    Through him every age is congratulated,

    part of which is a feast and ten holy days.

  14. فالدَّهْرُ والأيَّامُ أجْ

    مَعُها لها بِعُلاهُ فَخْرُ

    Thus time and the days,

    all of them, take pride in his eminence.