1. Your endeavor remains guided by wisdom
And the length of your life populated by eternity

2. O ocean of generosity, when its waves surge
Every other ocean pales in bounty

3. How many noble traits your hand has planted
That no other creature could have planted

4. People come to you in droves and you send them off
From a pristine spring when they arrive

5. And people begin their day attributing
Distant praise to you the further they go

6. They came to you for help and attained what they sought
While you gained from them what they praised and lauded

7. Every diligent man who praises you
For the benevolence you have shown is diligent

8. The desert blessed you and was first
To undertake this fine deed, so very generous

9. And children you rescued in desolate places
Whose rescue by them was most outstanding

10. Traveling wearied their eyes so that they closed
And for long their vision was clouded by mucus

11. They endured whips alongside beloved kin
Like the blows of whips on an affectionate cheek

12. The unknown desert where no tent pegs were hammered
By strangers and no poles were pegged

13. As if its dunes, when you observe them
Are roaring seas with foaming foam above

14. They lost their way so a king guided them in the darkness
His forehead shining like the blazing sun

15. Most noble, no archers can hit their target
Unless overwhelmed by the benevolence of those they sought

16. Of the family of Mirdas, the best of people, whether they leave
Or stay or are absent or attend

17. They meet praise and grace, their repute is known
For their truthfulness whether they promise or make a vow

18. The scent of meadows in their nostrils is a nose
That spurns disgrace and their necks bear prey

19. If you meet them you meet people who, when asked,
Give freely of what they can afford

20. They attained heaven and climbed down from their souls
For the noble, when they descend, have climbed up

21. Envied, even if the extent of their worth
Was not known to exceed all people of worth

22. Al-Muizz built Ghyta'a for them, lofty
In honor - none before had built it

23. O mainstay of the state, the hero who has accomplished
Deeds the valorous cannot accomplish

24. You were rewarded by a parent for blessings
You acquired, and the son reaps their harvest

25. Loyally enjoying what you gained for him
For the cub eats from the prey the lion hunts

26. So make peace with him and with a border through which he
Fends off the enemy, biting as one

27. You cannot be without him - no hearing, sight,
Throne, palace or city