1. حازَ المحاسنَ من خَلْق ومن خُلُق

    كأنه من جنان الخُلْدِ مُنْهَزِمُ

    He possesses the beauties of form and character,

    As though he were a fugitive from the gardens of eternity.

  2. قد جاءنا كَيْ يرينا ما أُعدَّ لنَا

    كمثله بجنَان ما بها سَقَمُ

    He has come to us to show us what is prepared for us:

    Like him, in gardens where there is no sickness.

  3. كَيْ يردعَ القومَ من عصيان خالِقهم

    ليعملَ الصالحاتِ العربُ والعجمُ

    To restrain the people from disobeying their Creator,

    So that Arabs and non-Arabs may perform good deeds,

  4. ليرغبُوا طاعةً في أمر سيدهم

    هُو الإمامُ الذي انقادتْ له الأممُ

    So that they may eagerly obey their master's command.

    He is the imam to whom the nations have submitted.

  5. سيفُ بن سلطان سف نسل مالكه

    ذاكَ الإمامُ الهمامُ السيدُ الحكمُ

    Sayf ibn Sultan—[unclear word]—offspring of his master,

    That valiant imam, the lord and arbiter.

  6. أكرمْ بِمن حلّ قصرَ الأكرمين ومن

    أجداده اليعربيون الذين هُمُ

    How noble is he who dwells in the palace of the noblest, and whose

    Forefathers are the Ya‘rubis, who are...

  7. فطاعةُ اللهِ ربِّ العرش طاعتُه

    ومَنْ عصاهُ فقد زلَّت به القَدَمُ

    For obedience to God, Lord of the Throne, is obedience to him.

    And whoever disobeys him—his foot has surely slipped.

  8. فكن مطيعا له في كلِّ حادثةٍ

    مِن الأوامرِ فهْو العالِمُ العَلَمُ

    So be obedient to him in every matter

    Concerning commands, for he is the scholar, the beacon.

  9. فهو المقيمُ بعدلِ الله مُجْتهداً

    وهو الرؤوفُ عداه اللومُ والندمُ

    For he diligently upholds God's justice,

    And he is compassionate; blame and regret have passed him by.

  10. مدحى له أرتجى غفران يوم غد

    ومحو ذنبٍ جرى منى وما يَصِمُ

    In praising him, I hope for forgiveness on the morrow,

    And the erasure of a sin I committed, and whatever brings disgrace.

  11. خُذْها بلا طمعٍ عذراءَ واضحة

    كالشمسِ مشرقةً لكنها كَلمُ

    Accept it, offered without hope of gain, virgin and clear,

    Radiant as the sun, though it is only words.

  12. إذا قرأْتَ معانيها على مَهِل

    تزولُ عنكَ همومُ الدهر والهِممُ

    When you read its meanings at leisure,

    The cares of time and ambitions will leave you.

  13. قوافياً لك أهداها أَخُو مقةٍ

    قديمة أُسُّها المعروف والكرمُ

    Rhymes offered to you by one whose affection

    Is longstanding, founded on kindness and generosity.