1. أبَرَّ على هَطولِ الغيثِ جوداً

    وزادَ على حديدِ الهندِ نَصْرا

    He surpassed the pouring rain in generosity,

    and outdid the steel of India in bringing victory.

  2. وبارى الشمس في نَفْعٍ ونورٍ

    فحاز الفخر رأدَ ضُحىً وظُهرا

    He rivaled the sun in benefit and light,

    and won glory at the height of morning and at noon.

  3. ووُحّدَ في المناقبِ والمَعالي

    فلما استصرخوهُ كان مَجْرا

    He was deemed peerless in virtues and lofty deeds;

    when they cried to him for aid, he was a mighty host.

  4. وواقَرَ كلَّ طَوْدٍ ذي هِضابٍ

    فزادَ عيه عند السُّخْطِ صَبْرا

    He matched every mountain with its peaks in gravity,

    then surpassed it in patience when angered.

  5. وضاقَ النَّظْمُ فيه عن مديحٍ

    فَرُحنا نبتغي للحمد نَثْرا

    Verse proved too narrow for praising him,

    so we set out seeking prose for praise.

  6. أغَرُّ الوجهِ أبْلَجُ زيْنبيٌّ

    يُعِيدُ ليالي الحَدَثانِ غُرّا

    Radiant-faced, bright-browed, a Zaynabī,

    he turns the nights of adversity bright.

  7. فتىً لا يُتْبعُ المَعْروفَ مَنّاً

    ولكنْ يُسْلِفُ المعروفُ عُذْرا

    A youth who never follows kindness with reminders,

    but precedes his kindness with an apology.

  8. اذا جرَّبْتَه رَوْعاً وسَلْماً

    رأيتَ صِفاتهِ ماءً وصخْرا

    When you test him in peril and in peace,

    you find his qualities to be water and rock.

  9. تطيبُ الأنْدياتُ اذا أمِرَّتْ

    أحاديثُ الوزيرِ الخِرْقِ نشْرا

    Gatherings grow fragrant whenever

    tales of the generous vizier are passed around.