ساعَفت بالوِصالِ وَنيل الأَمَل

وَزارَت عَلى رَغمِ مَن قَد عَذل

I lovingly visited despite those who blamed

I revived a beloved with yearning beyond words

وَحَيَّت وَأَحيَت حَبيباً بِهِ

مِنَ الشَوقِ ما لَفظُهُ لا يَقل

The anklets were relieved of kohl

And the robes of their jewelry and finery

تَبَدَّلَت الغُنجَ عَن كُحلِها

وَبالدَلِّ عَن حَليِها وَالحُلَل

And smiles instead of the like of poetry's organization

And the throwing of roses by a soft hand

وَتَبسَمُ عَن مِثلِ نَظمِ الجُما

نِ وَتَرمي المُاومي بِسَيفٍ المُقَل

The words of the enamored therein are true

So talk and do not fear boredom

حَديثُ المُتَيَّمِ فيها صَحيحٌ

فَحَدِّث وَلا تَخشَ فيهِ المَلَل

God has guided to love of her

Does he not recognize the face or take evidence?

لَحى اللَهُ لا حيّ عَن حُبِّها

أَما يَعرِفُ الوَجهَ أَو يَستَدِل

Evidence of it is like celebrity

And like the example going around among people

دَليلٌ عَلَيها كَمِثلِ الشِها

ب وَمِثلِ في الناسِ سَيرَ المَثَل

And like the son of Salama in his merit

And the example has gone around among people

وَكابنِ سَلامَةَ في فَضلِهِ

وَقَد سارَ في الناسِ سَيرَ المَثَل

A leader with whom Tunisia has reached its peak

And shown with it the beauty of celebration

إِمامٌ تَسامَت بِهِ تونِسٌ

وَأَبدَت بِهِ زينَةَ المُحتَفِل

And God has given him from knowledge and forbearance beyond hope

When he takes the lead in a session

وَبَوّأهُ اللَهُ سُبحانَهُ

مِنَ العِلمِ وَالحِلمِ فَوقَ الأَمَل

You see the sun in the sign of Aries

And if he elaborates in his lesson

إِذا ما تَصَدّرَ في مَجلِسٍ

تَرى الشَمسَ حَلَّت بِبُرجِ الحَمَل

You see how the lines of robes are elaborated

And if his guard takes five for rest

وَإِن بَسَطَ القَولَ في دَرسِهِ

تَرى كَيفَ يُبسَطُ رَقمُ الحُلَل

You see his family around him like cubs

Oh pillar of the faith, oh its happiness

وَإِن أَخَذَت خَمسهُ لِليَراع

تَرى أَهلَهُ حَولَهُ كالخَوَلِ

And oh supporter of truth, lofty position

And possessor of what Malik said

أَيا عَضُدَ الدين يا سَعدَهُ

وَيا ناصِرَ الحق سامي المَحَل

And his successor in his knowledge and deed

And relater of what the generous wrote down

وَمالِكَ ما قالَهُ مالِكٌ

وَتاليه في عِلمِهِ وَالعَمَل

And relator of the hadiths of the axis of milestones

To you, God, from a master whose habit is guidance

وَمُلقيَ ما دَوّنَتهُ الكِرامُ

وَمُملي أَحاديثَ قُطبِ المِلَل

Of one who is perplexed or one who strays

Congratulations on what you have attained of rank

لَكَ اللَهُ مِن سَيدٍ دَأبُهُ

هُدى مَن تَحَيَّرَ أَو مَن يَضِل

For you are its reward and term

And you were fortunate to seal the Canon of Healing

هَنيئاً بِما نِلتَ مِن رُتبَةٍ

فَأَنتَ المُكافي لَها وَالأَجَل

And won the attainment of your wish without haste

And met the approval of the Lord of Worshipers

وَهُنِّيتَ خَتمَ كِتابِ الشِفا

وَفُزتَ بِنَيلِ المُنى عَن عَجَل

And the approval of Ahmed the best of Messengers

And you still remain an impenetrable cave for those

وَلاقَيتَ رِضوانَ رَبِّ العِباد

وَرِضوانَ أَحمَدَ خَير الرسُل

Who take refuge in your loftiness, sun of fortunes

And your attainment overflowed with all of this

وَلا زِلتَ كَهفاً مَنيعاً لِمَن

يَلوذُ بِعَلياكَ شَمسَ الدوَل

And chronicled the attainment of a healing that transpired

وَنيلُكَ فاضَ بِذا كُلِّهِ

وَأرّخ بِنَيلِ شِفاءٍ حَصَل