نَعِمَ الْوَرَى بِسَوابِغِ النَّعْماءِ

وَنَجَوْا مِنَ الْبأْساءِ والضَّرَّاءِ

What a good land with abundant blessings!

And they were saved from adversity and harm.

عَضَدَ الآلهُّ أَبا الْوَفاءِ بِنَصْرِهِ

عَضُدَ الخْلافَةِ سَيِّدَ الأُمَراءِ

God supported the father of loyalty with His victory,

The support of the Caliphate, the master of princes.

فأُرِيحَ قَلْبِي مِنْ جَوَى الْبُرَحاءِ

وَلَهيبِ نَارِ الْوَجْدِ وَالأدْواءِ

So my heart was relieved from the burning of separation

And the blaze of the fire of passion and sickness.

عَادَ الزَّمانُ إلىَ نَضارَةِ عَيْشِهِ

وَأُزِيلَتِ الْبَأساءُ بالسَّرَّاءِ

Time has returned to the freshness of its life,

And adversities were removed with joy.

قَدْ واصَلَ النَّصْر للتْابِعَ سَيْفُهُ

كَوِصالِ حِبٍّ كارِهٍ لِجفَاءِ

His victorious sword connects to the follower

Like the connection of unwilling love to estrangement.

فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ للأَعادِي وَقْعَةٌ

مِنْهُ تُبِيدُهُمُ وَسَيْفُ فَناءِ

Every day for the enemies is an affliction from him

That destroys them, and the sword of annihilation.

فَتَراهُمُ لَمَّا رَأَوْهُ مُقْبِلاً

كَالشَّاءِ يَنْفُرِ مِنْ أُسُودِ ضِرَاءِ

So when they saw him approaching,

They fled like frightened sheep from fierce wolves.

صَرْعَى وَقَتْلَى وَالَّذِي فاتَ الرَّدَى

مِنْهُمُ حَلِيفُ الذُّلِّ في الأُسَراءِ

Slain and killed, and those who escaped destruction

Were imprisoned in humiliation by him.

ضَحِكَتْ بِه الأَيَّامُ بَعْدَ قُطُوبِها

وَجَلا الضِّياءُ بِهِ دُجَى الظَّلْماءِ

The days smiled after their gloominess through him,

And the light shone through the darkness because of him.

فَصلُوا السُّرُور قَضَاءَ ما عايَنْتُمُوا

بِالأَمْسِ مِنْ هَمٍّ وَمِنْ بُرَحاءِ

So pray to eliminate the anxiety and distress

You saw yesterday and the day before.

قَدْ عُوفِي اللَّيْثُ الْمُطِلُّ عَلى الغْدِا

مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يَشْكُو مِنْ الَّلأْواءِ

The lion who pounces on prey has recovered

From all his complaints and pains.

وَأَتاهُ نَصْرٌ مِنْ إلهٍ مُنْعِمٍ

يَقْضِي لَهُ أَبَداً بِخَيْرِ قَضاءِ

And victory has come to him from a God who bestows favor,

Who always decides what is best for him.

أَعْيَيْتَ حيلَتَهُمْ وَفُتَّ مَدَاهُمُ

مِنْ غَيْرِ إِتْعابٍ وَلا إِعْيَاءِ

You have exhausted their trickery and ended their deception

Without fatigue or exhaustion.

نَثَرَتْ سُيُوفُكَ بِالْفَضاءِ أَكُفَّهُمْ

فَكَأَنَّهُمْ فِيهِ حَصَى الْبَطْحاءِ

Your swords scattered their palms in the open space

As if they were pebbles in the courtyard.

وَعطَفْتَ خَيْلَكَ خاطِفاً أَرْوَاحَهُمْ

مِنْ غَيْرِ إمْهَالٍ وَلا إِبْطاءِ

And you turned your horses snatching their souls

Without delay or tardiness.

أَنْتَ الْمُعَظَّمُ فِي الزَّمانِ وَمَنْ لَهُ

ذَلَّتْ رِقابُ السَّادَةِ الْعُظَماءِ

You are the greatest in the times, and to you

The necks of the honorable nobles have bowed.

أَبَتِ الإمارَةُ أَنْ تَزَوَّجَ غَيْرَهُ

مِنْ بَعْدِ ما خُطِبَتْ أَشَدَّ إِباءِ

The emirate refused to marry anyone but him

After being adamantly proposed to.

وَعَصَى الْمَدِيحُ فَلَيْسَ يُعْطي طَاعَةً

إلاَّ لَهُ فِي سُؤْدَدٍ وثَنَاءِ

And praise disobeyed, it does not give obedience

Except to him, in infatuation and adoration.

يَلْهُو بِأَبْطالِ الرُجِّالِ شَجاعَةً

لَهْوَ الْمُلاعِبِ فازَ بِالأهَوْاءِ

He plays with the courage of brave men,

Playing like an entertainer who has won passions.

مَلِكٌ أَبَرَّ عَلَى الْمُلُوكِ بِبَأْسِهِ

وَقَبُولِهِ مِنْ سَيِّدِ النُّصَحاءِ

A king who surpassed kings with his might

And his acceptance from the master of advisers.

أَحيا مُحَمَّدٌ بْنُ يَحْيى دَوْلةً

بِصَحِيحِ عَزْمٍ صائِبِ الأراءِ

Muhammad bin Yahya revived a state

With sound determination and correct opinion.

زَيْنُ الكِتابَةِ وَابْنُ مَنْ ذَلَّتْ لَهُ

وَعَلَيْهِ قِدْماً كِتْبَةُ الْخُلَفاءِ

The adornment of writing and the son of one whose

Writers of caliphs have bowed to.

مِنْ بَعْدِ ما ظَنَّ الأَعادِي أَنَّهُ

سَيَكُونُ مَنْ نَاوَاهُ ذا اسْتِعلاءِ

After the enemies thought that he

Would be defeated by whoever opposed him.

إذْ ساوَرَ الإسْلامَ سُقْمٌ قاتِلٌ

لَوْ لَمْ يُدارِكْ سُقْمَهُ بِشِفاءِ

When Islam was afflicted with a deadly disease

That would not have been cured without a remedy.

فَرَماهُمُ مِنْ رَأْيِهِ بِنَوافِذٍ

تُهْدَى بِلا هادٍ إلَى الأَحْشاءِ

So he threw them with the arrows of his opinion

That are guided without a guide, to the intestines.

وَرَأَى حَبَالَى رَأْيِهِ شَرَكاً لَهُمْ

فَهُوَوْا لَحْمئَتِهِ هُوىَّ دِلاءِ

And he saw the ropes of his opinion as partners for them,

So they plunged into its abyss like a lost camel.

في كارَ يُرْجَى عَيْنُ رَأْى مُجَرِّبٍ

مَاضِي الْحُسامِ لِحَسْمِ هَذَا الدَّاءِ

In every important matter the view of an experienced one

Is hoped for, whose sword is decisive in curing this disease.

سَلْ بِالأمِيرِ وَسَيْفِهِ مَنْ رَامَهُ

أَوْ هاجَهُ فِي حَوْمَةِ الْيجَاءِ

Ask with the prince and his sword whoever desires him

Or provokes him in the intense heat of battle.

ضِرْغامُهُ دَامي الأظَافِرِ كُلَّمَا

عَرَتِ النَّوائِبُ مِن دَمِ الأَعْدَاءِ

His growling, blood dripping claws - whenever

Misfortunes from the blood of enemies arise.

فَكَأَنَّهُ فِي سَرْجِهِ يَوْمَ الْوغَا

بَدْرٌ تَلأْلأَ فِي سُعُودِ سَمَاءِ

So it is as if on the day of battle, he is

A shining full moon in the fortunate rising of the sky.

وكَأَنَّما قُوَّادُهُ مِنْ حَوْلِهِ

مُسْتَلِئْمِيَن كَواكِبَ الْجَوْزاءِ

And it is as if his leaders around him

Are planets, like the constellation Gemini.

مُتَلَبِّسٌ جِلْبَابَ صَبْرٍ تَحْتَهُ

قَلْبٌ كَمِثْلِ الصَّخْرَةِ الصَّمّاءِ

Dressed in the gown of patience, underneath which

Lies a heart like a silent rock.

شَرَدَ الأَعادِي خَوْفُهُ فَكَأَنَّهُمْ

خَرِقُ النَّعامِ بِقَفْرَةٍ بَيْدَاءِ

His fear dispersed the enemies, so it is as if they are

The ostrich flock in the barren plain.

أَوْ كُدْرُ سِرْبِ قَطاً أَضَرَّ بِها الصَّدى

فَتَساقَطَتْ عَطَشاً إلَى الأَحْشاءِ

Or a flock of wild cats damaged by the echo

So they fell thirsty into the plains.

عَطَفَ الرِّجالُ إلَيْهِمْ فَتَعَطَّفُوا

لِلأْسْرِ وَالإِذْلالِ فِعْلَ نِساءِ

The men attacked them, so they surrendered

To captivity and humiliation, acting like women.

وَأَتَى الأَمِيرُ بِعِزَّةٍ وَمَهابَةٍ

يَخْتالُ بَيْنَ غِنىً وَبَيْنَ غنَاءِ

And the prince came with might and awe,

Strutting between wealth and singing.

خَصِبَتْ بِهِ بُغْدادُ بَعْدَ جُدُوبِها

وَتَلَبَّسَتْ مِنْهُ ثِيابَ رَخاءِ

Baghdad prospered with him after its gloom,

And wore from him clothes of comfort.

هذا وَفِي أَيَّامِ بَجْكَمَ كَمْ لَهُ

مِنْ صِدْقِ عارِفَةٍ وَحُسْنِ بَلاءِ

This was during the days of Bajkam - how much

Sincerity, wisdom and excellent testing he has!

تَسْوَدُّ أَيْدي غَيْرِهِ فِي حَرْبِهِ

فَيُضِيئُها قَيدٍ لَهُ بَيْضاءِ

The hands of others darken in his war,

So he whitens them with shackles he places on them.

أَطْنابُ بَأْسِكَ يَوْمَ حَرْبِكَ عُلِّقَتْ

لِعُلُوِّها بِكَواكِبِ الْعَوَّاءِ

The banners of your might on the day of your war were raised up

And hung with the stars in the sky, due to their height.

فَضَلَتْ كَفَضْلِ بَنِي النَّبِيِّ وصَهْرِهِ

فِي نُبْلِ قَدْرِهِمُ بَنِي الطَّلقَاءِ

You have excelled in nobility over the children of the Prophet and his in-laws,

In the merit of their status, O people of purity.

فَرَقِيتَ فِي دَرَجَ الْمَعالِي صاعِداً

تَعْلُو عَلَى الْعظُمَاءِ وَالْكُبَرَاءِ

You ascended the steps of glory, rising

Above the grandees and nobles.