شِيَمُ الأميرِ وفَتْ لنا بعِداتِها

شِيَمُ الأميرِ وفَتْ لنا بعِداتِها

فَجَرَتْ سحائبُ جُودِه لعُفاتِها

فَجَرَتْ سحائبُ جُودِه لعُفاتِها

The prince's noble qualities have fulfilled their promises to us.

The prince's virtues have revealed to us his qualities,

So the clouds of his generosity flowed for those seeking their bounty.

So the clouds of his generosity poured down for the chaste.

لا تَعدَمُ العَلياءُ منه شَمائلاً

لا تَعدَمُ العَلياءُ منه شَمائلاً

حَسناتُ هذا الدهرِ من حَسناتِها

حَسناتُ هذا الدهرِ من حَسناتِها

Glory never lacks noble qualities in him;

The exalted ones will never miss his fine traits from him,

The merits of this age are among their merits.

The beauties of this life are among its beauties.

نَفديه إن كُنَّا الفِداءَ لنفسِه

نَفديه إن كُنَّا الفِداءَ لنفسِه

من حادثِ الأيَّامِ أو نَكَباتِها

من حادثِ الأيَّامِ أو نَكَباتِها

We would ransom him, if we could be a ransom for his life,

We'd ransom him if ransom would protect his being,

From time's misfortune or its calamities.

From the accidents of time or its misfortunes.

شكَتِ العُلى لمَّا شكَتْه جُفونُه

شكَتِ العُلى لمَّا شكَتْه جُفونُه

فشَكاتُه مَقرونةٌ بشَكاتِها

فشَكاتُه مَقرونةٌ بشَكاتِها

Glory complained when his eyelids complained of him;

The lofty one complained when his eyelids complained of him,

So his suffering is bound to hers.

So his complaints are coupled with their complaints.

قد قلتُ للأعداءِ مهلاً إنها

قد قلتُ للأعداءِ مهلاً إنها

نُوَبٌ تجلَّى الصبحُ من ظُلُماتِها

نُوَبٌ تجلَّى الصبحُ من ظُلُماتِها

I have told the enemies, 'Not so fast! These are

I told the enemies to wait, for these are but

Trials from whose darkness dawn has emerged.'

Darknesses whose dawn has been revealed.

قالوا اشتكى رَمداً حمَى أجفانَه

قالوا اشتكى رَمداً حمَى أجفانَه

سِنَةَ الرُّقادِ وغضَّ من لَحظاتِها

سِنَةَ الرُّقادِ وغضَّ من لَحظاتِها

They said, 'He suffered eye inflammation that denied his eyelids

They said, "He's complained of an inflammation, a fever in his eyelids,

The drowsiness of sleep and weakened their glances.'

Due to long sleeplessness and reducing his glances."

فأجبُتُهم لم تَرمَدِ العينُ التي

فأجبُتُهم لم تَرمَدِ العينُ التي

تَحمرُّ بأساً يومَ حربِ عُداتِها

تَحمرُّ بأساً يومَ حربِ عُداتِها

So I answered them, 'No inflammation befell the eye that

But I replied, "The eye that reddens in war

Reddens with valor on the day of battle with its foes.

When fighting enemies has not inflamed.

لكنْ رأته مُحارباً أموالَه

لكنْ رأته مُحارباً أموالَه

بنَوالِه فَجَرَتْ على عاداتِها

بنَوالِه فَجَرَتْ على عاداتِها

Rather, it saw him waging war against his wealth

Rather, it saw him waging his wealth

With his gifts, so it flowed as was its custom.'

With his sword, so it wept according to its nature."