1. عوفي الندى والمجد والأدبُ

    مذ زال عن رب الثنا الوصب

    Generosity, glory, and refinement have recovered,

    since sickness left the lord of praise.

  2. وأُذيلت الأعراض عن قمرٍ

    عن أفق قلبي ليس ينجب

    And the ailments were put to flight from a moon

    that is never veiled from my heart's horizon.

  3. وأضا الحمى من نور غرته

    لما انجلى وأُميطت الحجب

    And the domain shone with the light of his brow,

    when he appeared and the veils were lifted.

  4. وبصحة الجسم الشريف لقد

    صح الزمان وأقبل الطلب

    And with his noble body's health, indeed,

    time was healed, and the desired goal drew near.

  5. ما كنت يا مولاي منحصباً

    بل كان في جسم العلى الحصب

    You were not afflicted with measles, my lord;

    rather, it was glory's body that bore the measles.

  6. لما تكن حماك من دنفٍ

    بل شوق فضلٍ فيك يلتهب

    Your fever was not from wasting sickness,

    but a longing for excellence, blazing within you.

  7. عمّ الورى لما شفيت هنا

    وأُزيح عن وجه الرضى الغضب

    Joy pervaded humanity when you were healed,

    and anger was lifted from contentment's face.

  8. فإلى المكارم من شفاك شفاً

    وإلى المعالي الفوز والأدب

    Thus, from your healing comes healing to noble deeds,

    and to lofty pursuits, triumph and refinement.

  9. وببرك المأمون قد برئت

    روح التهاني وانتشى الطرب

    And through your trusted kindness, healed indeed was

    the spirit of congratulations, and delight grew intoxicated.

  10. فاض الصفا بصفا مزاجك بل

    وافى الهنا وتباعد الكرب

    Serenity overflowed with your constitution's clarity—nay,

    happiness arrived, and distress receded.

  11. لا تخشَ يا هذا الأمين أسىً

    فعليك حفظ اللَه منسكب

    Do not fear sorrow, O you trustworthy one,

    for God's protection pours down upon you.

  12. أرواحنا تفديك من ضررٍ

    يا من له العلياء تنتسب

    Our souls would ransom you from harm,

    O you to whom exalted glory traces its lineage.

  13. إني يضيرك بالضنا عرضٌ

    يا جوهراً تزهو به الرتبُ

    How can an ailment afflict you with wasting sickness,

    O jewel through which the ranks shine?

  14. أنت الذي كفاك أن سمحت

    بالجود منها تخجل السحبُ

    You are the one whose two palms, when they bestow

    bounty, make the clouds blush before them.

  15. السحبُ ماءٌ بذلها أبداً

    ويدا نوالك بذلها الذهبُ

    The clouds' gift is always water,

    and the gift of your bounty's two hands is gold.

  16. ترى حسامك أم يراعك في

    يمناك أمضى غالني العجبُ

    I wonder: is your sword or your reed pen in

    your right hand keener? Astonishment has overwhelmed me.

  17. أفديك من مولى أخي شرفٍ

    قد زانه المعروف والنسبُ

    I would ransom you, a lord endowed with honor,

    whom benevolence and lineage have adorned.

  18. ابن السيادةِ والسعادةِ من

    قومٍ همُ أهل الوفا النجبُ

    Son of lordship and good fortune, from

    a people who are the noble keepers of fidelity.

  19. بدرٌ من الشهب الكرام بدا

    يجلو محيّاً دونه الشهبُ

    A full moon appeared among the noble stars,

    unveiling a countenance that outshines the stars.

  20. أبهى أمير قد سما شيماً

    يروي شذاها المندل الرطبُ

    The most resplendent emir, lofty in his virtues,

    whose fragrance moist aloeswood recounts.

  21. شهمٌ له عقد الثناءِ حلى

    منذ الفطام ودأبُه الأدبُ

    A gallant man, adorned with the necklace of praise

    since weaning; refinement is his constant practice.

  22. لم ينسَ ما نبديه من مدحٍ

    لكنهُ ينسى الذي يهبُ

    He has not forgotten the praise we offer,

    but he forgets what he gives.

  23. أسدٌ له سمر القنا شهدت

    والخيلُ والبيداءُ والقضبُ

    A lion, for whom the brown lances have borne witness,

    and the horses, the wilderness, and the blades.

  24. رب الفصاحةِ والبلاغةِ ذو

    نظمٍ بهِ تتفاخر العربُ

    Master of eloquence and rhetoric, endowed with

    verse in which the Arabs take pride.

  25. لا زال ذا سلمٍ وذا سلمٍ

    ما دامت الأفلاك والحُقُبُ

    May he ever enjoy peace and well-being,

    as long as the celestial spheres and the ages endure.