1. Were it not for Abu al-Faraj al-Humam,
Hope would not have found paths to fulfillment.

2. He gives generously of his gifts,
Uniting kinship ties and gathering noble traits.

3. Oppression of wealth has passed, since
His justice has encompassed the destitute.

4. When difficulties multiply,
His understanding unravels their knots.

5. We live well, profiting from his gifts
Abundantly, and from his manners nobly.

6. You see him excelling by himself
In merit, jesting or serious.

7. You see his aspiring and his attainment,
Despite youthful ardour and aged forbearance.

8. The hands of glory would make
The cheek of his envier his sandal.

9. Hopes meet him downcast
And leave his company uplifted.

10. Nothing has prevented him from gaining esteem
That might be said to be an obstacle.

11. His merits are many, beyond counting -
Who can tally drops of rain and grains of sand?

12. The wretched have no hope in him,
Generosity has conquered and prevailed in him.

13. I continue to pioneer in praising his virtues,
In both poetry and sincere action.

14. Dictate and transcribe his outstanding qualities,
For merit belongs only to one who dictates.

15. May God protect the house of Muwaqqif,
So lofty in achievements, so beautiful in manner.

16. They are of a nature most generous and benign,
No shame or stinginess is seen in them.

17. Efforts alone do not bring success,
Unless the branch is aided by its root.

18. One seeks the heights with excellent character,
Then soars with a mind thus inscribed.

19. One whose refined exterior does not match
An equally refined heart soon falls idle.

20. The reins of convention are held by your hand,
Which knows no procrastination or negligence.

21. If it were rain, it would leave no land
Barren, parched, or empty.

22. Congratulations on this feast - remain
For one who visits in longing and leaves.

23. Let not the world rob beauty from one
Whose praise in verse is recited.