لا تُنكرنَّ لسابحٍ عثرتْ بهِ

قدمٌ وقد حملَ الخضمَّ الزاخرا

Blame not the swimmer if his foot slips

Though he shoulders the abundant harvest's burdens

ألقى على السلطان طِرفك طرفه

فهوى هنالكَ للسّلام مبادرا

He threw his gaze upon the sultan

And fell there to greet with peace unprompted

سبقَ الرِّياحَ بجريهِ وكففته

عنها فليس على خلافكَ قادرا

He outsped the winds in his running and you reined him

From them, for none can vie with you

ضعفتْ قواه إذ تذكر أَنّه

في السّرحِ منكَ يُقل ليثاً خادرا

His strength faded as he remembered

That in private from you he's called a cowed lion

ومتى تطيقُ الرِّيحُ طوداً شامخاً

أَو يستطيعُ البرقُ جوناً ماطرا

When can the wind withstand a towering mountain

Or lightning conquer a pouring raincloud?

فاعذر سقوط البرقِ عند مسيرهِ

فالبرقُ يسقط حين يخطفُ سائرا

Excuse the lightning's fall during its course

For lightning falls when it flies on

وأَقِلْ جوادكَ عثرة ندرت له

إنَّ الجوادَ لَمَن يُقبلُ العاثرا

And slow your steed for his stumble was rare

The steed accepts the stumbler back

وتوقَّ من عينِ الحسودِ وشرها

لا كان ناظرها بسوءٍ ناظرا

And beware the evil eye of the envious

Who looks on with evil gazing

واسلمْ لنور الدِّينِ سلطان الورَى

في الحادثاتِ معاضداً ومؤازرا

And submit to the light of the faith, empowerer of the world

In events an aider and assister

وإذا صلاحُ الدِّينِ دامَ لأهلهِ

لم يحذروا للدَّهرِ صَرفاً ضائرا

And if the faith's reform lasts for its people

They need not fear the days' fickle turns