1. The lips of victory smile with triumph,
And the steeds of victory display their pearls.

2. O son of the saddle-makers, the lofty Hashimites,
And the most generous, the nobles of Mudar.

3. Bearers of the Revealed Remembrance descended among them,
When they come down to a land, the Remembrance comes down.

4. You are the cousin of Mustafa and his namesake,
Receive good tidings, for after him you are the best of men.

5. From your rest the misfortunes became energetic,
And to your brilliance the full moon in the night needed.

6. The lowest of your allies is revered,
And the greatest king is despised by your anger.

7. The sanctuary of the rebel has become forbidden by your pleasure,
And the blood of the rebel free among mankind.

8. If you were in the time of the Prophet,
Verses would have been revealed in these biographies that are dedicated to you.

9. Through you mankind lives in unending bounty,
A bounty that, by God, will not end through one who gives thanks.

10. In souls appeased through you, in softness,
Through you it appeases, and in eyes, through you they see.

11. Whoever disobeys you reaches only his demise
From his days, and whoever obeys you, only joy.

12. When you combined determination, strengthened
By wisdom, your travel was illuminated by purpose.

13. You appeared like the shining sun, illuminating the world,
While your brilliance veils from you the onlooker's sight.

14. In a natural whiteness from His lights,
Glory be to Him for what He originated.

15. A whiteness whose direction the living petition when thirsty,
And through its origin, when they were barren, Umar petitioned rain.

16. As if that shade were a halo,
With the Imam's face illuminating through it like the moon.

17. For God is an army led for the Caliph
By the Lord of the Caliph with favor and triumph.

18. A torrent, when the channels overflow, does not accept
That its course's direction be a course for it.

19. Trees of lineage, if the enemies dispute,
Become for them stubborn camels whose humps bear fruit.

20. Above the smooth steeds they did not charge disturbance,
Except their horses' chests defended them from it.

21. They leave fresh water in thirst for its purity,
And they attain in alarm blood in its turbidity.

22. So the earth, however spacious, narrowed around him,
And the enemies found against him no refuge.

23. They ignited a fire and were consumed by it,
With their ashes and embers scattered about.

24. When they refused what was best for them, they came upon
What was worst for them - none were saved but the wretched.

25. This, O Commander of the Faithful, is a poem,
Virtuous, seeking the pavilion of the most generous king.

26. Beautiful - presented by a loyal ally to you -
To whom allegiance is due. So begin it with a gracious glance!

27. It is formed of images describing you.
Indeed the meanings are adornments of forms.

28. It approaches the meaning of magic, were it not
That it flowed and floated like the breaths of magic.

29. When I saw the minaret of your house as a Kaaba,
I came as one performing pilgrimage and umrah to your house.

30. I abandoned my homelands to it, and whoever sees
Honor for himself in parting with it, parts.

31. I distanced myself from my people so that
My worth might rise above them through your patronage. So I came to match it.