كذا فليقُم من قامَ للّهِ بالأمرِ

وجاهدَ فيه بالرُّدينيّةِ السُّمرِ

Thus shall he who rose for Allah's cause

And struggled for it with strong determination

تهنَّ أميرَ المؤمنينَ بِنُصرةٍ

أتتكَ مِن اللَهِ القديرِ على قَدرِ

Gladden the Commander of the Faithful with victory

Bestowed upon you by Allah, the All Powerful according to His decree

أهنتَ عزيزَ المالِ في جنبِ نصرهِ

فأعطاكَ بالتَّهوينِ عِزّاً على الدّهرِ

You belittled the dear wealth compared to the victory

So He gave you honor for belittling it that will last forever

وجُدتَ بنفسٍ لا يُجادُ بمثلِها

فجُوزيتَ بالنّصرِ المعجّلِ والأجرِ

You came with a soul that has no equal

So you were rewarded with instant victory and reward

لقيتَ ملوكَ التركِ اذ جاءَ جمعُها

نجاءً لدينِ اللَهِ بالكِبرِ والكُفرِ

You met the kings of the Turks when their army came

As an enemy to Allah's religion with arrogance and disbelief

فللتَ ملوكاً ما تسنّى لهمّةٍ

ملوكيّةٍ قصدٌ لعسكرِها المَجرِ

You destroyed kings the likes of which no kingly determination has achieved

With the aim of their armies wandering confused

وقابلتهم اذ قابلوكَ بعزمةٍ

كعزمِ رسولِ اللَهِ في عُدوتي بدرِ

And you met them when they came to you with determination

Like the Messenger of Allah's determination at the two battles of Badr

وصُلتَ عليهم صولةً هاشميّةً

أذاقتهُمُ كأساً أمرَّ مِن الصّبرِ

You attacked them with a Hashimite assault

That made them taste a bitter cup of endurance

تركتهُم صرعى وأشلاءُ صيدِهم

تُوزَّعُ بينَ النُّونِ والسِّيدِ والنّسرِ

You left them slain, their prey scattered

Distributed between An-nun, As-sayyid and An-nasr

وحُقَّ لمن قد قامَ في نصرِ دينهِ

بصدقِ يقينٍ أن يُؤيّدَ بالنَّصرِ

It is right for whoever sincerely rose to defend his religion

To be supported with victory

وآكَ وليُّ الأمرِ كفءاً فزفَّها

اليكَ تهادى حينَ أغليتَ في المهرِ

O governor, you were a suitable match so it was brought to you

As gifts presented when you excelled in generosity

فجاءتك بكراً وانثنت وهي ثيّبٌ

فأحسن بها في الدهر من ثيّبٍ بكر

It came to you as a virgin and surrendered while a widow

So treat her well for a widow is better than a virgin

فيا وقعةً أهدت الى الناسِ كلّهم

أماناً أعادَ اليُسرَ في موضعِ العُسرِ

O battle that brought safety to all people

Returning ease where there was hardship

هنيئاً لِمن أصلى لوافحَ حرِّها

ليأمنَ يومَ العرضِ من لَهبِ الحَرِّ

Congratulations to those who prayed facing its heat

To be safe on the Day of Judgement from the flames of heat

فيا ليتني لو كنتُ بينَ صفوفِها

لينبئ في الهيجاءِ عن خَبري خُبري

I wish I was between its rows

To relate my news in passion, news after news

أجولُ وخيرُ الناس ينظرُ جرأتي

على الصّفِّ في الأقدامِ والكرِّ والفرِّ

I roam as the best of people watch my boldness

On the battle line, advancing, attacking and retreating

لألقى بنحري المشرفيّةَ دونهُ

وأحطمَ صدرَ السّمهريّةِ في الصّدرِ

I would throw my honored neck before it

And shatter the chest of determination with my own chest

أروحُ بمحمرِّ الدِّماءِ مضُرَّجاً

لأغدو في الفِردوسِ في حُللٍ خُضرِ

I would return drenched in the blood

To arrive in Paradise wearing green garments

وان تكُ في العمرِ المبغّضِ بقيةٌ

أردُّ متونَ البيضِ في قُرُبٍ حُمرِ

And if some detested life remains

I will return the white blades to red scabbards

رفعتُ الى الباب الكريمِ قصيدةً

تنوبُ منابَ العبدِ في الحمدِ والشُّكرِ

I have raised to you, O noble gate, a poem

That takes the place of a slave's praise and gratitude

زهت فهي سِلكُ العِقدِ تمَّ بهاؤه

بما نظمت يُمناكَ مِن فاخرِ الدُّرِّ

It is adorned, a necklace completed by its gems

With what I composed praising your favors, O radiant pearls

مدحتُكَ أرجو أن أن أفوزَ برتبةٍ

يُزانُ بها شِعري ويعلو بها قدري

I praised you hoping to attain a position

That would balance my poetry and raise my worth

والاّ فَمن جاءَ الكتابُ بمدحهِ

لفي غنيةٍ منه عن المدحِ بالشِّعرِ

Otherwise, the one the book came praising

Has no need for praise through poetry