يا من إِذا اجتمعَ الكُتَّابُ كان لهُ

فضلُ الإمارةِ مقتاداً كتيبتَها

O you when the writers gather, for him is

The excellence of leadership, guiding his battalion

شكَتْ إليك دواتِي شيبَ لِمَّتِهَا

وأنتَ أخلقُ مَنْ طَرَّى شبيبتَها

My pens have complained to you of the graying of their youth

And you are the most virtuous of those who enjoyed their prime