1. إليك العدل قد ألقى اختياره

    ومنك المجد يكتسب افتخاره

    Justice has fixed its choice on you,

    And from you Glory derives its pride.

  2. وحسن صفاتك الغراء حسنٌ

    سليقيٌّ ولم يكن استعاره

    And the beauty of your radiant qualities is a beauty

    Inborn, and not borrowed.

  3. ورأيك بالذكا أضحى منيراً

    فكلٌّ يرتجي منه استناره

    And your counsel has grown luminous with intelligence,

    So everyone hopes for illumination from it.

  4. وحكمك زاهرٌ بالفضل زاهٍ

    فياللَه ما أبهى ازدهاره

    And your rule is radiant with virtue, resplendent;

    And, O God, how splendid its flourishing!

  5. ويا لك جهبذاً يبدي إذا ما

    تكلم ألف معنىً في عباره

    And what a master you are, revealing, whenever

    You speak, a thousand meanings in a phrase!

  6. ألا يا صارماً والعدل إن لم

    يُعزّ بصارمٍ فقد انتصاره

    Lo, O Sarim! And justice, if not

    Strengthened by a keen sword, loses its victory.

  7. سموت محامداً طابت فأضحت

    إلى علياك تنتسب الإماره

    You rose high in fine, praiseworthy virtues, and thus

    Princely rank came to trace its lineage to your eminence.

  8. وناديت المعالي عن وفاءٍ

    فلّبتك المراتب والنظاره

    And you called to lofty honors out of loyalty,

    So ranks and ministerial office answered your call.

  9. لقد وافاك عبدك في مديحٍ

    تضمن من معانيك الإشاره

    Your servant has indeed come to you with a poem of praise

    Containing a hint of your qualities.

  10. فخذهُ بالقبول ودم وارّخ

    لصارم بالعلى حسن التجاره

    So receive it favorably, live on, and record the date:

    For Sarim, fair is commerce in lofty honors.