لِيَهْنِ أبا العباسِ رَأىُ إِمامِهِ

وما عِنَدهُ منهُ القَضا بمَزيدِ

May Abu al-Abbas be congratulated, he saw the vision of his leader,

And what he decided exceeded all expectations,

دَعاهُ أميرُ المؤمنين إلى التي

يُقصِّر عنها ظَلُّ كلِّ عَميدِ

The Commander of the Faithful called him to take up a task,

That surpassed what any towering figure could accomplish,

فبادَرَها بالرّأي والحَزمِ والحجى

وَرَأيُ أبي العباس رأي سَديدِ

So he readily responded with wisdom, decisiveness and eloquence,

The insight of Abu al-Abbas is truly judicious,

نَهضْتَ بما أعيا الرِّجالُ بحملِهِ

وَأنتَ بِسَعدٍ حاضِرٍ وسعيدِ

You took up what exhausted even the strongest men,

And you, with blessings and fortune, were prepared and ready,

رَدَدتَ بها لَّلرائدين أعَزّهُم

ومثلِكَ والى طارفاً بتليدِ

With it you turned back the proudest raiders,

The like of you returning even the veteran warrior to renewed zeal,

كفى أسَداً ضيقَ الكبول وكَرْبها

وكانَ عليهِ عاطفاً كيزيدِ

It is enough that a lion constrained the passes and straits,

And was a protector over them like Yazid,

وحَصَّلَهُ فيها كَليثٍ غضَنْفَرٍ

أبي أشْبُلٍ عْبلِ الذِّراع مَديدِ

And achieved in them what a fierce, angry lion,

The father of Ashbal, the long-armed Abd al-Dhiyaf, would.