حَبيبٌ تَراءى وَهوَ يَأَبى لِثامُهُ
وَلا حَظَهُ صَبٌّ يَثورُ هُيامُهُ
A beloved appeared though he refused his veil
Yet no luck for pouring passions boiling inside
رَآهُ فَلَم يُسلِم هَواهُ لِشَركَةٍ
وَأَربى عَلَيهِ ما جَلاهُ قَوامُهُ
Seeing him, he didn't surrender his love to sharing
And he felt grieved by what his stature concealed
بِقَدٍّ رَهيفٍ شارَكَ الغُصنُ مُزهِراً
أَعاليهِ إِذا أَجنى وَأَحيا غَمامُهُ
With a delicate, slim branch, he competed with the flowering tree
Its heights, when it yields and its clouds give life
وَخَدَّ نَهارٍ في بِهارٍ وَفاتِرٍ
مِنَ الطَرفِ يَأسو ما يَسوءُ اِجتِرامُهُ
The day faded into an uncaring, listless spring
From my glance, how ill what he conceals!
وَوَعدٍ يُضيءُ الداجِياتِ تَكاءَت
مِطالاً فَوافى عافِياً مُستَهامُهُ
A promise that illuminates the darkness gathered
Expecting it would heal wholesomely what he determined
كَما دانَ هَذا الناسِرُ المَلِكُ وَفدَهُ
بِما هالَ إِذ تَرقى التِلالَ قِيامُهُ
As did this devastating king who owed his delegation
For the awe when hills rose, his pillars stood
أَحالَ مُناويهِ وَأَنمى وَلِيَّهُ
وَدارَ عَلَيهِم جودَهُ وَاِعتَزامُهُ
He made his enemies' dwellings barren and enabled his loyalists
And he turned to them, his generosity and determination
فَيا صائِدَ الأَقماطِ طَولُكَ زَندُهُم
فَقاتِل فَريقَ الشِركِ يَخبُ اِضطِرامُهُ
So O hunter of the factions, your length harms them
Fight the heretic band, frustrate their scheme!
لَدَيكَ لِواءُ الحَمدِ واقٍ بِيَقظَةٍ
شِماتَ عِدىً لا مِثلَ لاوٍ مَنامُهُ
Yours is the banner of praise, awake with vigilance
Gloating at enemies with no peer mid their slumber
فُديتَ فَهَل بَعدَ الصَحابَةِ آمِرٌ
سِواكَ اِزدِراعُ الباقِياتِ مَرامُهُ
Your ransom! After the companions, is there a commander
Except you - lasting ideals his purpose?
وَمَن لَيلُهُ فِكرٌ وَصِدقُ عِنايَةٍ
تَناهى لِيُحيي أُمَّةُ مُستَدامُهُ
One whose night is thought and sincere care
Culminates to revive the lasting nation
فَإِن أَظلَمَ الإِسلامُ أَشرَقَ مِنكَ ما
أَجالَ بِهِ شَمساً فَذابَ اِرتِكامُهُ
If Islam darkens, what radiates from you
Illuminated a sun melting its mass
فَبِالصِدقِ يَقادُ المُلوي مُسابِقاً
بِطاعَتِهِ وَالفَتحُ مُرخىً زَمامُهُ
So by sincerity, the devious one is driven to race
By obeying you, and the opening set loose its reins
وَما وارِثُ الأَملاكِ غَيرُ أَخي وَغىً
أَفاضَ يَداً يَقوا الأَنامَ حُسامُهُ
None inherits kingdoms but my brother gone astray
Who poured a hand to empower blades over mankind
