غيري إلى العين يصبو قلبه ولَها

وعن مثال المعاني قد نبا وَلَها

Others' hearts yearn for her eyes, and for her

They have surpassed the ideals of meaning and yearned for her

لي همةٌ إن أثار العزم طائرها

لنيل مكرمةٍ في النجم طار لَها

I have an ambition - if I rouse its bird to flight

To attain an honor among the stars that flew for her

ولي جنان يقدّ الصخر مرهفه

كسيف سلمان في الهيجاء سُلّ لها

And I have soul mates who make the rocks pliant

Like Salman's sword in battle, drawn for her

سَل الكرام الألى فاقوا مناوئهم

حزماً وعزماً وجوداً كاملاً ونُهى

Ask the noblest of nobles, who surpassed their enemies

In wisdom, resolve, generosity - perfect and exemplary

حاز المكارم من قبل الفطام ومن

بعد الترعرع بالأفضال كلّمها

He attained all honors since before maturity, and after

Adolescence, with complete virtues that adorned him

أخو ذكاء يكاد الشيخ يغبطه

فيه إذا مشكلات حلّ مُقفَلها

A brother of intelligence, the elder would envy him

For when faced with knotty problems, he unties them

وفطنةٍ نفذت في كل مجملةٍ

لحَبر فاراب قد يعزى مفصَّلها

And a perceptiveness that penetrated every assembly

Like the eloquent pens of learned scribes expounding them

ما زال يمتار جلّ المكرمات إلى

أن حاز أفضلها فاختار أكملها

He continues to excel in most honors

Until he gains the best, and chooses the most perfect

رئاستان به قِدماً تقارنتا

شجاعةٌ وعلومٌ فكَّ معضَلَها

Two excellences go hand in hand in him:

Courage and knowledge that solve their riddles

كالبدر طلعته يوم العطاء لذا

دارت بها هالة زاد السرور بها

Like the moon is his ascent on days of generosity, thus

Making halos revolve around him, increasing joy through him

فإن أنار محيّاه لمسألة

حار المشبّه في تشبيهه وسها

If his smile illuminates a question

The likeners are confused in their comparisons, bewildered by him

فأصدقُ القول فيه إذ نؤرخه

فجر تقنّع بالديجور جاد بها

The truest words about him, as we date him

Are: the dawn adorned itself with the diadem and shone through him