تخطَّتكُم أيدي الخُطوب وجانبتْ

تخطَّتكُم أيدي الخُطوب وجانبتْ

مقامكُمُ المحسودَ أيْدي النَّوائبِ

مقامكُمُ المحسودَ أيْدي النَّوائبِ

May the hands of calamity pass you by, and may they shun

The hands of misfortunes have surpassed you, and avoided

your envied station, those hands of misfortune.

Your envied abode, O hands of calamities!

ولا زِلْتُمُ آلَ المُظَفَّرِ عصْمةَ

ولا زِلْتُمُ آلَ المُظَفَّرِ عصْمةَ

النَّزيلِ ومأوى المُرْملين السَّواغِبِ

النَّزيلِ ومأوى المُرْملين السَّواغِبِ

And may you ever remain, house of al-Muzaffar, the protection

And you have remained, O house of Al Muzaffar, a protection

of the guest and the refuge of the hungry destitute.

For the guest and a shelter for the eager seekers.

ولا بَرحتْكُم عِزَّةٌ قَعْسريَّةٌ

ولا بَرحتْكُم عِزَّةٌ قَعْسريَّةٌ

تُباري صدور المُرْهفات القَواضب

تُباري صدور المُرْهفات القَواضب

And may unyielding might never forsake you,

And the glory of Qays has not ceased to be with you,

vying with the points of sharpened, cleaving blades.

Rivaling the breasts of the lofty ships.

وكلُّ عُلاكُمْ من قديمٍ وحادثٍ

وكلُّ عُلاكُمْ من قديمٍ وحادثٍ

وما عُدَّ من فخرٍ مُقيمٍ وذاهبِ

وما عُدَّ من فخرٍ مُقيمٍ وذاهبِ

And all your glories, ancient and new,

And all your rise, ancient and modern,

and every glory reckoned, enduring or passing,

And what is counted of lasting pride, going and coming -

حواها فأرْبى بين جودٍ ونَجْدةٍ

حواها فأرْبى بين جودٍ ونَجْدةٍ

جمالُ الورى زيْنُ الوغى والمواكب

جمالُ الورى زيْنُ الوغى والمواكب

he encompassed and surpassed in generosity and valor—

It contained it, so it grew between generosity and excellence,

the beauty of humankind, the adornment of battle and processions:

The beauty of the world, the adornment of intimacy and processions.

أبو الفَرَجِ الهامي نَوالُ بَنانِه

أبو الفَرَجِ الهامي نَوالُ بَنانِه

إذا بخلَتْ بالجَوْد وُطْفُ السَّحائب

إذا بخلَتْ بالجَوْد وُطْفُ السَّحائب

Abu al-Faraj, whose fingertips' bounty pours forth

Abu Al-Faraj Al-Hamawi's palms whose benevolence

when thick-fringed clouds withhold their bounty.

Flows abundantly when the clouds are miserly.

أغَرُّ يُجلِّي غيهبَ الحظِّ جودُه

أغَرُّ يُجلِّي غيهبَ الحظِّ جودُه

ومن وجههِ يُجلى ظلامُ الغَياهب

ومن وجههِ يُجلى ظلامُ الغَياهب

A radiant man whose generosity dispels the gloom of fortune,

The most soothing that reveals the hidden chances is his generosity,

and by his face the darkness of deepest gloom is dispelled.

And from his face the darkness of the unknown is illuminated.

إذا عضد الدين اقْترى سِيَرَ العُلى

إذا عضد الدين اقْترى سِيَرَ العُلى

حَثا الهَبواتِ في وجوهِ المَراتبِ

حَثا الهَبواتِ في وجوهِ المَراتبِ

When ʿAdud al-Din follows the paths of glory,

When the support of the religion approached the conduct of the high,

he flings clouds of dust into the faces of lofty ranks.

He spurred the rushing ones in the faces of the steps.

فخبْتٌ على مسْعاته كلُّ شامخٍ

فخبْتٌ على مسْعاته كلُّ شامخٍ

ودانٍ قريبٌ عنده كلُّ عازِبِ

ودانٍ قريبٌ عنده كلُّ عازِبِ

Thus every towering height is a low plain before his striving,

So every towering one faded before his hearing,

and everything distant is near and close at hand to him.

And every nearer became, to him, all who sought nearness.

إذا ما امْتطاها هِمَّةً عَضُديَّةً

إذا ما امْتطاها هِمَّةً عَضُديَّةً

أرته حَصى المعْزاء زُهر الكواكب

أرته حَصى المعْزاء زُهر الكواكب

Whenever he mounts it with ʿAdud-like ambition,

If he undertook it with a resolve of support,

it shows him the bright stars as pebbles on stony ground.

He showed it the gravel of Al-Ma'zaa', blossoms of stars.

حَياً وحَياءٌ في مُحَيّاً وراحَةٍ

حَياً وحَياءٌ في مُحَيّاً وراحَةٍ

ولطف اعتذارٍ في ضخام الرَّغائِب

ولطف اعتذارٍ في ضخام الرَّغائِب

Rain in his palm and modesty in his face,

Vitality and shyness in greetings, comfort,

and gracious apologies amid lavish gifts.

And gentle apology in tremendous matters.

فهُنِّي شهر الصَّوم منه بناسِكٍ

فهُنِّي شهر الصَّوم منه بناسِكٍ

تَقيٍّ حميدِ السَّعْي جَمِّ المَناقِبِ

تَقيٍّ حميدِ السَّعْي جَمِّ المَناقِبِ

So congratulations to the month of fasting for the worshipper it has in him:

So he made the month of fasting happy through his devotion,

pious, praiseworthy in his striving, and rich in virtues.

Pious, praiseworthy endeavor, and perfect traits.