أَمانُكَ مَصروفٌ إِلى كُلِّ راهِبٍ

وَسيبُكَ مَوقوفٌ عَلى كُلِّ راغِبِ

Your safety is extended to every monk,

And your sword is held back from every greedy one.

تَباشَرَتِ الدُنيا بِجَدواكَ وَاِكتَفَت

فَلَم تَتَباشَر بِالغُيوثِ الصَوائِبِ

The world busied itself with your achievements and was content,

Yet it did not busy itself with sending relief during disasters.

تَبَسَّمَ مِنكَ الدَهرُ عَن زائِنٍ لَهُ

وَعَينٌ عَلَيهِ في اِختِلافِ النَوائِبِ

Fate smiled at you with pleasure,

And watched over you during the changing of misfortunes.

بَصيرٌ لَهُ دونَ العَواقِبِ فِكرَةً

تَكشِفُ عَن رَأيٍ وَراءَ العَواقِبِ

It had insight, beyond consequences, an idea

That reveals an opinion behind consequences.

لِيَشكُركَ مَجدٌ لا تَزالُ تَحوطُهُ

وَتَحميهِ بِالنَصلَينِ عَزمٍ وَقاضِبِ

So glory may thank you, protected by you forever,

And shielded by determination and a judging sword.

كَأَنّي إِذا أَمسَكتُ مِنكَ بِعُروَةَ

أَخَذتُ بِأَهدابِ الغُيومِ السَواكِبِ

It is as if when I take hold of your hand,

I grasp the forelocks of pouring clouds.