إِلى صارم الدين الفَتى ابن محمد

رمت بي مقادير وحرب وَخطوب

To the valiant Sârim Ad-Dîn, son of Muhammad,

Fate has cast me into battles and tribulations,

وَحطت بي الآمال في خير منزل

لَدى خير من يأوى اليه اديب

And my hopes have settled in the best of dwellings,

With the best of those to whom the literati resort.

فَوافَيت اعلى الناس نفسا وَمنصبا

واخصت ربعا وَالزَمان جَديب

I came to the highest ranked in self and position,

And I frequented a quarter while the times are arid.

فَتى سر تَوحيد الاله وَسيفه

به العيش يَحلو وَالزَمان يَطيب

A lord, secret of God's oneness, and his sword,

Through him life is sweet, and the times wholesome.

هُوَ الكوثر الفياض في آل فارح

اغر يُنادي للندى فَيجيب

He is the overflowing Kawthar among the joyous family,

A rain cloud calling to the dew, which responds.

غمام يعم الخلق ظلا وَنائلا

لكل من الراجين فيه نَصيب

A cloud shading all people, seeking rain,

With a share for all who hope in it.

عليك سَلام اللَه جئتك زائرا

وَشأني وَقيت الشانئين عَجيب

Peace be upon you - I came visiting you,

And my affair, when the detractors were wondrous.

اؤمل منك البر وَالبر واسع

وارجو نداك الجم وَبو قَريب

I hope your grace - and grace is plentiful -

And I anticipate your gifts soon and near.

فقم بي وَعاملني بما أَنتَ أَهله

فان رَجائي فيك ليس يخب

So stand with me, and treat me as you are worthy of,

For my hope in you is not dashed.

وَصن ماء وَجهي عَن زَمان معاند

وصل حبل انسى فالغَريب غَريب

Guard my face from a hostile time,

Join the cord of intimacy - the stranger is a stranger.

وَدمت منار الدين ما لاح بارق

وَما اِهتز غصن في الاراك رطيب

And may you remain the minaret of the faith for as long as

Lightning flashes and tender branches stir in the meadows.

وَلازلت مأمولي وَغوثي وبصرتي

عَلى نائبات الدهر حي تَنوب

You will remain my hope, my succor and insight

Against the blows of fate - alive as they alternate.