1. تاهَت عَلى صهبا وَالتيه عادات

    وَأَعرَضَت وَالهَوى صدّ وَعطفات

    She vaunts herself above tawny wine; pride is her wont.

    And she turns away; love is rejection and tender returns.

  2. تبرية الخد تحكي الحور بهجتها

    فضية الجيد وَالوجنات جنات

    Golden-cheeked, her loveliness recalls the houris.

    Silver-necked, her cheeks are gardens.

  3. تبت يَدا من شكا من عظم نفرتها

    أَما دَرى ان للارآم نفرات

    May the hands of whoever complains of her great aversion perish.

    Does he not know that gazelles are given to startled flight?

  4. تمَّ المَرام بما تَبغيه من تَلفى

    فَلى بكل الَّذي تَهواه مرضات

    My wish is fulfilled in the ruin she desires for me;

    so I am content with all she desires.

  5. تاقَت لَها النفس من دون الملاح فمذ

    دَرَت بحالي بدت منها التفاتات

    My soul yearned for her above all beauties; then, when

    she learned of my plight, she began turning toward me.

  6. تباً لمن لام فيما نالَني نصب

    منها وَراحاتها للقَلب راحات

    Curse whoever reproached me for the suffering I endured

    from her; her palms bring repose to the heart.

  7. تَركى لترشاف كاس الراح منقصة

    بين النَدامى وَللأكياس كاسات

    My forsaking sips from the winecup is a failing

    among drinking companions; the discerning have their cups.

  8. تابعَت داعى الصبا فيها فَقَد عرفت

    لي دون هَذا الملا فردا صبابات

    I followed youth's call for her; well known

    are my ardent longings, mine alone, apart from this throng.

  9. تَهتَزَّ باناً وَتَبدو مثل بدر دجى

    تَرنو غزالا فَيَحلو منها لفتات

    She sways like a ban tree and appears like a full moon in darkness.

    She gazes like a gazelle; her turning glances are sweet.

  10. تابَ الفؤاد عَن اللذات حين رأى

    مدح الوَزير غذاء منه يقتات

    The heart renounced pleasures when it saw

    praise of the vizier as nourishment on which to feed.

  11. تاج العلى أَحمد الأَخلاق شمس سنى

    ومن له مكرمات حاتميات

    The crown of eminence, most praiseworthy in character, a radiant sun,

    and one whose generous deeds are like Hatim's.

  12. تَجري بِما تَشتَهي الأَكوان سيرته

    فَكَم عَلى ذاكَ قَد بانَت أمارات

    His conduct accords with what all creation desires;

    how many signs of that have become clear!

  13. تَسمو له همَّة همت ببذل ندا

    اذ كانَ همّ ملوك الأَرض لذات

    His ambition soars, intent on bestowing bounty,

    while the kings of the earth were intent on pleasures.

  14. تِلكَ المَكارِم لا قعبان من لبن

    وَذَلِكَ الفضل ان عدَّت كَمالات

    Those are noble deeds, not two bowls of milk;

    and that is excellence, if perfections are counted.

  15. تقرأ رقوخم الردى من متن صارمه

    وَكَم بِذاكَ الى الآجال رمزات

    You read death's markings on the flat of his keen sword;

    and how many hints in it point toward life's appointed ends!

  16. تَبدو مياه المَنايا في مَضاربه

    وَينتَشي منه في الهَيجا شَرارات

    The waters of death appear upon its cutting edges,

    and sparks spring from it in the fray.

  17. تَلقى لديه المُلوك الصيد خاضعة

    لَها بمحراب ذاك الصدور ركعات

    In his presence you find proud kings humbled;

    they bow in that foremost lord's prayer niche.

  18. تَسعى الوفود لتحظَى في صفا كرم

    وَكَم لَها في جبال الجود وَقَفات

    Delegations hasten to win favor at generosity's Safa;

    how often they halt upon the mountains of bounty!

  19. تَسري سَريعاً إِلى ذاكَ المنى وَلِذا

    حطَت عَلى بابه المَيمون حاجات

    Wishes swiftly travel by night toward him, and thus

    needs have alighted at his auspicious door.

  20. تَلقاهُ في الأَمن في درع مضاعفة

    اذ كل أَوقاته حمل وَغارات

    You find him, even in peace, in double-layered mail,

    for all his hours are charges and raids.

  21. تسل من عزمه يوم الهياج ظبأ

    كَم تسل سيوف مشرفيات

    Blades are drawn from his resolve on the day of battle;

    how many Mashrafi swords are drawn!

  22. تتلى مَزاياه ما بين الملا سوراً

    لكن بها للعلا تجرى قِراءآت

    His virtues are recited among the throng as surahs,

    yet through them recitations are performed for glory.

  23. تَقرى الضيوف أَياديه اذا وفدت

    تقرا له مَديحاً في المجد أَبيات

    His hands entertain guests whenever they arrive;

    verses are recited to him in praise of glory.

  24. تَرتاح للنظم منى الروح حين رأت

    للشعر في حيه راجَت بِضاعات

    The soul within me delights in verse, having seen

    the wares of poetry thrive in his quarter.

  25. تَكسي السيوف نفوس الماردين اذا

    ما صال يَوماً لها الهامات تاجات

    Swords are clothed in rebels' souls whenever

    he charges one day; heads become their crowns.

  26. تعزى اليه المَعالي كل منقبة

    لَها لَدى حاكم التَفضيل اثبات

    High honors are ascribed to him; every noble merit

    stands proven before the arbiter of excellence.

  27. تَرعى الذئاب مَع الأَغنام مذ نصبت

    للعدل منه بكل البيد رايات

    Wolves graze alongside sheep, ever since he raised

    the banners of justice throughout the deserts.

  28. تَعلو عَلى كل صنديد نجابته

    وَعَزمه أَلفَت فيه مَقالات

    His nobility rises above every champion,

    and discourses have been composed about his resolve.

  29. تشيدت بالهَنا أَركان دولته

    ما سحّ في الرَوضَة الغنا سحابات

    May the pillars of his rule stand high in felicity,

    as long as clouds pour rain upon the lush garden.