أحْرَزْتُ من كُلّ وصْفٍ رائِقٍ حسَنٍ

ما لمْ يُنَلْ مثْلُهُ في سالِفِ الزّمنِ

I have attained every fine and pleasant description,

The like of which was never attained in bygone times,

إنْ حلّ من مظهَري موْلايَ أفْقَ عُلاً

فأيْنَ صنعاءُ أو سيفُ بنُ ذي يزَنِ

If the horizons of my existence are graced by my Master,

Where then is Sana’a or the sword of Dhi Yazan?

هذا هو المصْنَعُ الأعلى فحُلَّ به

طوْعَ السّعودِ ودَعْ غُمْدانَ لليَمَنِ

This is the supreme achievement, so be content with it,

By the grace of the Sauds, and sheathe the blades of Yemen,

أو حلّ في مظهَري عندَ العشيِّ فما

للشّمسِ دونيَ أن تهْدِي إلى سَنَنِ

Or if He appears in my being at eventide,

The sun has no right but to set according to its laws,

وإنْ تحدّثَ عن وصْفٍ كرُمْتُ به

رأيْتَهُ مالِكاً يرْوي عنِ الحسِنِ

And if you speak of a virtue with which I am graced,

You will find it to be related from the Goodly Example,

أصبحْتُ للزُّهْرِ والأزهارِ مُجْتَمَعاً

كَما غدتْ كفُّه للجودِ والمِنَنِ

I have come to embody flowers and blossoms,

As His palm has come to embody generosity and favour,

هو الإمامُ الذي إحْسانُهُ أبَداً

وحُسْنُهُ سَنَنٌ هادٍ إلى السُّنَنِ

He is the Imam whose benevolence is everlasting,

And whose beauty sets an exemplary path to follow,

فإنّ شُهْبَ الهُدَى لوْلاهُ ما وضحَتْ

وإنّ سُبْلَ النّدى لولاه لمْ تبِنِ

For had it not been for him the stars of guidance would not have shone,

And had it not been for him the paths of light would not have been clear,

لو كان فيما مضى وضّاحُ طلعَتِهِ

ما كان يُنْسَبُ وضّاحٌ إلى يمَنِ

If the illuminator of his rising place had existed before,

No illuminator would have been attributed to Yemen,

هذا هو الناصِرُ الموْلَى الهُمامُ فدَعْ

ذِكْرى أمينٍ ومأمونٍ ومُؤْتَمَنِ

This is the champion, the intrepid Master, so leave

Talk of trustee, faithful, and trustworthy,

لا زالَ والنّصرُ من عُلياهُ مُلْتَمَسٌ

مبَلَّغَ الوَطَرِ المرجُوّ في الوطَنِ

His triumph remains sought from his lofty horizons,

Conveying the awaited tidings in the homeland,