1. يا أَيُّها المَلِك الَّذي

    كَفّاه بخَّلتا السَحابْ

    O king whose

    two hands have made the clouds seem miserly!

  2. أَنعَمتَ بالبيض الكَعا

    ب عَليّ وَالخَيل العِرابْ

    You bestowed fair-skinned, budding-breasted maidens

    upon me, and purebred Arabian steeds.

  3. وَغدَوتَ تُخشى لِلعِقا

    بِ كما تُرجّى الثَوابْ

    And you have come to be feared for punishment,

    just as you are looked to for reward.

  4. بِرضاكَ أُبصِرُ نائيَ ال

    آلام مِنّي ذا اِقتِرابْ

    Through your favor, I see far-off

    pains drawing near to me.

  5. وَبطيب أَيّامي لَدي

    كَ عَرفتُ أَيّامَ الشَبابْ

    And through the sweetness of my days with

    you, I came to know the days of youth.

  6. فَشَكَرتُ ما أَولَيتَه

    مِن أَياديكَ العِذاب

    So I gave thanks for what you bestowed

    of your sweet favors,

  7. بِشَبا سِناني في الطَعا

    ن وَحَدّ سَيفي في الضرابْ

    with my spearhead's keen point in thrusting,

    and my sword's edge in striking,

  8. وَشَبا لِساني في المَحا

    فِل بِالتَعَثُّر لا يُشابْ

    and my tongue's keen edge in assemblies,

    untainted by stumbling.

  9. لا زِلتَ تَنتَعِل النُجو

    مَ وَخَدُّ قِتلك في التُرابْ

    May you ever wear the stars as sandals,

    while the cheek of the one you slew lies in the dust.