1. هَنا رجبَ الشُّهور وما يليهِ

    بَقاؤكَ أنت يا رَجَبَ الرِّجال

    Rajab among the months, and those that follow it, have been gladdened

    by your continued life, O Rajab among men.

  2. لهُ البركاتُ لكنْ كلَّ عامٍ

    وأنت مُباركٌ في كلِّ حالِ

    It has its blessings, but only once a year,

    while you are blessed in every circumstance.

  3. اذا ضَمنَ التَّنَسُّكُ فيه أجْراً

    فمدحُ عُلاكَ يكْفلُ بالنَّولِ

    If devotion in it guarantees a reward,

    then praising your eminence guarantees bounty.

  4. فَضلْتَ الصّارمَ الهْنديَّ فتْكاً

    وَفُقْتَ الطَّوْدَ عنج الاِحْتمال

    You surpassed the Indian blade in deadliness,

    and outdid the towering mountain in endurance.

  5. فحلمُك ليس يُدركُ عن شَفيعٍ

    وبأسُكَ لا يُجرَّبُ بالنزال

    For your clemency is granted without an intercessor,

    and your might is not put to the test in combat.

  6. يفُلُّ وعيدكَ المرهوبَ مَطْلٌ

    ويكرُم وعْدُ خير عن مِطالِ

    Delay blunts your dreaded threat,

    while a promise of good is too noble for delay.

  7. تَظلُّ سوابقُ العَلْياءِ حَسْرى

    اذا شَدَّالوزيرُ إِلى المَعالي

    The racing steeds of glory are left exhausted

    when the vizier races toward the heights.

  8. حميدُ الذِّكر تُسفِرُ منْ عُلاهُ

    اذا ذُكرتْ دياجيرُ الليالي

    Praiseworthy in renown, his glory lights up—

    when recalled—the deepest darkness of the nights.

  9. يُبيحُ الدَّثْرَ لا يرنو اليهِ

    وينظرُ للرَّعِيَّةِ في عَقالِ

    He gives abundant wealth freely, without a glance at it,

    yet safeguards his subjects' interests even over a camel's tether.

  10. تواضع حيث جَلَّ القَدْرُ منه

    يَقينا أنَّ ذاكَ مِنَ الجَلالِ

    He was humble despite his exalted stature,

    certain that this is part of majesty.

  11. كمِثلِ المءِ مَحْيا كُلِّ شيءٍ

    وموْردهُ رَخيصٌ غيرُ غالِ

    Like water, the life of everything,

    and its source is inexpensive, not costly.