1. The smile of guidance glittering with joy
And the faces of the days of time are beautiful

2. The determination of God for His servant and guardian
A determination the pens have flowed with his good fortune

3. And he saw with God's light a necklace of chrysolite
Made happy by it the brothers-in-law and uncles

4. When his enviers moved to thwart him
He confirmed it despite them, their noses buried in the sand

5. And he completed what the guarantor did first
Indeed a good beginning is made better by completion

6. And if you were loyal, he was loyal to you before
And it sufficed you when the loyal ones betrayed and withdrew

7. And without the sincerity he first showed you
He would pasture the stray even after him

8. I said to the group who opposed
Against what you wish though you are the imam

9. The caliphate continues to support it
Divine aid and inspiration from its Lord

10. So when it concludes some of the foreordained
It is refreshing to the breast of guidance and wellbeing

11. Does the Merciful not have an intimacy with you
That imaginations cannot ascend its degrees?

12. You were detained only for a company of kinsfolk
Perhaps you are veiled among them, aloof and remote

13. The sons of your patron whom the clouds parted for
And the clouds poured out rain for us

14. Join your unity with theirs as if they are
Through familiarity, binding partnerships and bonds

15. And you became like the five fingers in the hand of guidance
While time is nothing but your thumb

16. This enduring station immortalized upon you
Forever as long as they last

17. And Abu Shuja, your guardian, forbade
All obstinate people that which is sacrosanct

18. You held fast to its principles and tied the pact
To Him belongs annulment and tying

19. The Just son of the Righteous, the Sublime Protector
And the cub protecting what the wolf protected

20. A king whose vestments of kingship shine
To onlookers, tranquility and shelter

21. Time gathered singular merit to his rein
In a hand that bestows bounty and compels

22. The step of the Exalted stumbled but He steadied it
Settling what stumbles from fear of steps

23. His swords have lost sleep since they were drawn
Becoming the people's eyelids while they sleep

24. He gifted you a blessed gift
Bonds of kinship glow at its acceptance

25. Both your hands preserved the secret entrusted in them
And the One Aware

26. And you received it from Him - your comfort
By which religion and life are glorified

27. You journeyed from the bosom that has always
Crowds for the children of hope swarming about

28. An abode in which knowledge sleeps in its chambers
Studied while standards flutter about it

29. You met with it in the hospitality that because of it
The envious men sat while they once stood

30. And you took residence from your good opinion
Not furnished by any generosity or honor

31. The noble palace did not please you though
Its balconies are erect with lamps

32. So your honorable nature which journeys
For revelation and dwells nearby brought it there

33. This delighted the Commander of the Faithful
Prohibited by the King and Islam

34. If he did not forgive with banter his servants
Awe and reverence would have prevented them

35. If he had not overlooked their shortcomings
Understanding would stumble on its train

36. Oh Just One! If not for the fairness of his law
Time and rulers would be unjust

37. It would have been easy for ministers before it
To destroy the worthless so ruin prevailed

38. The Treasury would spend the night complaining
Of blood and wine it is drained for

39. It removed by the light of your justice
The world's woes - no wrong or darkness

40. For the Treasury you carried treasures from yourself
That days like them stored up for you

41. And you shepherded the rights of Muslims
With a care they pray for you if you wished and fasted

42. From your hands much good flowed
To become for you souls and bodies

43. And the people of the lowlands were certain that
With the existence of your generosity, want ceases

44. If you were not the heir of Adam
Shem and Ham would not live comfortably in your bounty

45. Oh lords! If not for the virtues of their glory
No seal would be untied from the musk of praise

46. I would negate mention of the sun if it did not please you
Or the full moon in your right

47. When can lamps be compared to you?
Their rising is to serve the likes of you

48. You remained despite the excellent praise of you
While the excellent and bounty are yours