1. Generosity has been bestowed upon me in profusion,
Since the vast sea of the eminent has overflowed to me.

2. Its meeting place has poured forth wealth from my poverty,
The turns of fate have continued to favor me from it.

3. How much wished-for things lingered, then returned with guidance,
Until through meeting it I overcame my rivals.

4. I witnessed a gentle, tranquil full moon,
And saw the virtue of an auspicious morning, and landed on a sea of overflowing bounty.

5. And I met the clouds of eloquence pouring down
With its clarity the garment of prime words.

6. I saw a bow performing miracles in rhetoric,
So I knew I was in the bloom of early youth.

7. The oath of eloquence, judgment, affability, zeal and piety and attainment
A sea of abundant virtue, its abundance swelling,

8. Its water rising high, having no coast.
And all that is on earth is seven seas,

9. And its seas are called by ten fingers.
In his palm is a pen that hastens its course

10. What was late has come early by its provision.
It flows not like the flow of a drawn sword when it strikes,

11. But the flow of descending destiny.
Its writing has sprung up like a lofty battalion,

12. Entrusted with the defeat of battalions and regiments.
How much relief its aid has brought, and how much

13. It has dictated success to the hopes of the hopeful!
With his insight, a scholar is forever heeded

14. In his flock, and the flock of the ignorant is led.
His enemy is an enemy in his enmity, his friend and ally

15. In his justice - O excellent, equitable habits!
A meadow watered from the spring of piety, flowing to

16. The earning of praise, which are the best watering places.
His merit covered the contrary nature of our time from us

17. And his truth did away with falsehood.
His adequacy guaranteed every merit

18. The most generous with enough merits, embracing.
The most generous with him from a treasure trove of favor and

19. Merit to the people of Syria, healing, inclusive.
Whenever he lodged in a country, his dwelling

20. Was none other than a pleasant garden.
So may every bold transgressor ransom your resolve,

21. And may every neglectful heedless one ransom your favor!
O unique one of the age, who adorned the world

22. With merit without any disputes or controversies!
O most eloquent of orators, indeed O most eloquent

23. Of the eloquent, unparalleled without any debates!
O eminent in merit, show further grace to me

24. With your generosity, O excellent unfettered script!
How many deficient ones going into decline have you returned me from,

25. But the access of your favor has met me!
Without you this Levant would have frightened

26. The dweller in it, and saddened the departing one.
What is the way to the success of my aims

27. And my virtues, which are the channels of my faults?
I have no need of the prestige of the ignorant, so enrich me

28. Beyond them - you have sufficed them - and be generous to me with prestige!
Be generous to me through your meager blessing my blessing

29. Beyond it, and weigh down my shoulders with your beauty!
I hope you will patronize me with the Sultan

30. With kindness - for the like of you patronizes the like of me.
Discharge the debt of glory your patron owes,

31. The promise-keeper of promises from the procrastinating days.
Appoint for me the prestigious occupation, leaving

32. My mind free from the persisting, preoccupying concerns,
You remain a cloud of virtues, and stay a

33. Cloud of utmost virtues, and remain a cave of the eminent!