1. وَصَلَ الجوادُ من الجَوادِ

    رَبِّ العَوارِفِ والأيادي

    The steed has arrived from the generous man,

    lord of bounty and favors.

  2. رحْبُ اللَّبانِ سَما لَهُ

    لَحْظٌ ورادِفَةٌ وهادي

    Broad-chested; lofty are its

    gaze, croup, and neck.

  3. جُمِعَتْ لِمُرْسِلِهِ المَناقِبُ

    وهو مَجْموع المُرادِ

    All virtues are gathered in its sender,

    and it embodies all that one desires.

  4. فَتَشابَها مُتَسابِقَيْنِ

    بيومِ مَيْدانٍ ونادِ

    Thus the two are alike, racing one another

    on a day of arena and assembly.

  5. هذا سَبوقٌ للأجا

    وِدِ وهو سَبَّاق الجِيادِ

    This one outstrips the generous

    men, while the other outstrips the steeds.

  6. أهْداهُ أرْوَعُ ماجِدٌ

    سامي المَحَلَّةِ والعِمادِ

    A splendid, noble man gave it,

    of lofty dwelling and towering pillars.

  7. تشْكو العِشارُ الكُومُ صارِمَهُ

    كما تشْكو الأعادي

    The pregnant, high-humped she-camels lament his sword,

    as his enemies do.

  8. فصباحُهُ جَمُّ الغُبارِ

    وليْلُهُ جَمُّ الرَّمادِ

    His morning is thick with dust,

    and his night is thick with ashes.

  9. الخِرْقُ عِزُّ الدِّينِ هازِمُ

    كلِّ رائعَةِ نَأدِ

    The gallant ʿIzz al-Din, vanquisher

    of every terrifying calamity,

  10. بمَضاءِ إِقْدامٍ تُظاهِرُهُ

    أناةٌ مِنْ سَدادِ

    with resolute daring, supported

    by deliberation born of sound judgment.

  11. كالسَّيْفِ ثَبْتٌ في الغُمودِ

    وقاطِعٌ يومَ الجِلادِ

    Like a sword, steady when sheathed,

    and cutting on the day of combat.

  12. يَهْتَزُّ مِن ذِكْرِ العُلى

    هَزَّ المُثَقَّفَةِ الصِّعادِ

    He quivers at the mention of glory,

    as straightened spears quiver.

  13. ويُرِيكَ مِن قَسَماتِهِ

    لَمعانَ مُرْهفَةٍ حِدادِ

    And he shows you in his features

    the gleam of sharpened, keen-edged blades.

  14. وهو المُجاهِدُ بالشَّآمِ

    وبالعراق أخُو جِهادِ

    He is the warrior in al-Sham,

    and in Iraq, a brother to jihad,

  15. مِن تَحتِ راياتِ الإِمامَةِ

    وهي داعيَةُ الرَّشادِ

    from beneath the banners of the imamate,

    which calls to right guidance.

  16. فأعِيذُ مَجْدَ المَرْزُبانِ

    بِرافِعِ السَّبعِ الشِّدادِ

    So I seek protection for the Marzuban's glory

    with Him who raised the seven mighty heavens.

  17. وأبيحُهُ مِدَحاً تَدارَسُ

    في الحَواضِرِ والبَودي

    And I grant him praises to be recited

    in towns and desert lands.

  18. تَتأرَّجُ الدُّنْيا لَها

    مِن غيرِ مِسْكٍ أوْ جِسادِ

    The world grows fragrant from them,

    without musk or saffron.

  19. سَيَّارةٌ أبْياتُها

    كَمسيرِ صيتي في البِلادِ

    Their verses roam afar,

    as my renown travels through the lands.