أَخليفَةَ اللَّه الَّذي ضَمِنَت لهُ

تَصديقَ واصِفِه سراةُ المِنبَرِ

O Caliph of Allah, whom the eloquent orators guaranteed

To be truthful in his description, not exaggerating

لا المُستَطيلُ بِمصرَ ظلُّ قُصورِهِ

وَالمُستطالُ إِليهِ شقَّة صرصرِ

Neither Egypt with its towering palaces is the equal of his shade

Nor outstretched necks can reach his lofty palace

يا نورَ دينِ اللَّهِ وَابنَ عِمادِهِ

والكوثَرَ ابنِ الكَوثَرِ اِبنِ الكَوثرِ

O light of the religion of Allah and son of its pillar

And abundant water, son of abundant water, son of abundant water

صَفِّر بِحَدِّ السيفِ دارَ أَشائِبٍ

عَقلوا جيادَكَ عَن بناتِ الأصفَرِ

Turn the abodes of the gray-haired into yellow with the sharpness of your sword

For your steeds have refrained from the daughters of Al-Asfar

هُم شَيّدوا صَرْحَ النّفاقِ وَأَوقَدوا

ناراً تَحُشّ بِهم غَداً في المَحشَرِ

They erected the palace of hypocrisy and ignited

A fire that will engulf them tomorrow at the Gathering

أَذكَوا بِجِلَّقَ حرّها وَاِستَشعَرَت

لَفَحاتُها بَينَ الصَّفا وَالمِشعَرِ

Its flames blazed with the sparks of its heat and its eruptions

Flared between As-Safa and Al-Marwah

شَرَّدْتَهُم مِن خَلفِهِم مُستَنجِداً

ما ظاهَرَ الكُفَّار مَن لَم يَكفُرِ

You routed them from behind as you sought help

Never be lenient with those who manifested disbelief and did not repent

لا تَعْفُ بَل شقّ الهُدى نَفسَ الَّذي اِد

درَع الضَّلالَ على أَغرَّ مشهّرِ

Rather, split open the chest of the one who donned

The armor of misguidance upon the most hostile declaimer

قَلّدهُ ما أَهدى عليّ لِمَرحب

فَلَقَد تَهَكَّم في الخِداعِ الخَيْبَري

Give him the collars that Ali gifted graciously

For he had sneered with the deceit of the Khaybarian

ما الغُشُّ مِمّن أُمُّهُ نَصرانةٌ

لم تَخْتَتِنْ كالغشّ من متنصّرِ

There is no dishonesty worse than one whose mother

Is an uncircumcised Christian convert

أَذْكَتْ لَنا هَذي العَزائِمُ لا خَبَتْ

ما غارَ مِن سُنَن المُلوكِ الغُبَّرِ

These resolves have ignited for us, never to wane

The ways of lords of old in their fortified abodes

إِثقابَ آراءِ المُعِزّ وَخَفقِ رايا

تِ العَزيزِ وَيَقظةِ المُسْتَنْصِرِ

Lighting the opinions of the glorious honored one

And the awakening of the victorious supported one

شَمِّر فَقَد مَدّت إِلَيكَ رِقابَها

لا يُدرِكُ الغايات غَير مشمِّرِ

Roll up your sleeves for necks have extended themselves to you

None can attain the goals save the roll upper of sleeves

أَوَلَسْتَ مَن مَلَأ البَسيطةَ عدلُهُ

واجْتَبَّ بالمعروفِ أَنفَ المُنكرِ

Are you not the one whose justice filled the plain

And the doer of good drove away objectionable matters

حَدَبُ الأبِ البَرِّ الكبيرِ ورأفَةُ ال

أُمّ الحَفِيّةِ باليتيمِ الأَصغرِ

O affection of the righteous father and kindness of

The merciful mother to the youngest orphan

يا هَضْبَةَ الإسلامِ مَن يُعْصَم بها

يؤمن وَمَن يتولَّ عَنها يكفرِ

O plateau of Islam, by whom is protected

Whoever believes and whoever turns away from it disbelieves

كانوا عَلى صَلبِ الصّليبِ سرادِقاً

أَنْبَتْ بُنَيَّته بِكُلِّ مذكّرِ

They made the Cross a canopy

Its pillars bore fruits of every kind

آثارُهُم نَجَسٌ أَذالَ المَسجِدَ ال

أقْصَى فصُنْ ما دنّسوهُ وطهّرِ

Their traces are impure, so protect the Sacred House

From their defilement and cleanse it

جارَ الخليلُ وَمَن بِغَزَّةِ هاشمٍ

بِلُهامِك المُتَدَمْشِق المُتمصِّرِ

The Friend (Abraham) would be outraged, and the one from the clan of Hashim

With your Damascus iron sword and Yemeni waist wrapper

بعَرَمْرَمٍ صَلَمَتْ وعاوِعُه عُرَى

أسماعَ جَيْحُون وسيف البربَرِ

With the slash of swords, the necks of Banu Uraima were severed

Deafening the hearings of Jayhoon and the sword of the Berbers

يَفترُّ عَن ملكِ المُلوكِ مُنحّل الْ

أَنْواءِ بَل سَعدُ السُّعُودِ الأَكبرِ

He deludes the possession of the King of kings, loose of principles

Nay, (he is) the good fortune of the greatest of fortunes

عَن طاعِنِ الفُرسانِ غَير مكذّب

وَمُتمِّم الإِحسانِ غَير مكدّرِ

About the criticizer of the horsemen, he is not belying

And the perfecter of benevolence, he is not corrupting

بَدرُ الجَحافِلِ وَالمَحافِلِ فارِسِ ال

آسادِ في غابِ الوَشيجِ الأَسمَرِ

Full moon of the armies and the gatherings, the knight

Of lions in the forest of intricate darkness

مَلكٌ تَساوى النّاسُ في أَوصافِهِ

عُذِرَ المُقِلُّ وبان عجز المُكْثِرِ

A king whom people are equal in his traits

The few are excused and the inadequacy of the many is evident

يا أيُّها الملكُ المُنَادِي جُودُهُ

في سائِرِ الآفاقِ هل من مُعْسِرِ

O King who calls, whose generosity

Resounds in all horizons, is there one in distress?

إِنَّ القصائِدَ أَصبَحَتْ أَبكارُهَا

في ظلّ مُلْكِكَ غالياتِ الأمهرُ

Verily, eulogies have become chaste under your shadow

Expensive to those who appreciate and value

إنْ كنتَ أحيَيْتَ ابنَ حمدانٍ لها

فَأَنا الَّذي غبرت في وَجهِ السّري

If you have given life to the son of Hamdan by it

Then I am the one who smeared dust on the face of As-Sari

ولأَنْتَ أكرم من أُناسٍ نوّهوا

بِاِسمِ اِبنِ أَوسٍ واِستخصُّوا البُحْتُري

You are more generous than people who lauded

The name of the son of Aws and specified Al-Buhturi

ذَلَّت لِدَولَتِك الرّقابُ ولا تزل

إِنْ تَغْزُ تغْنَم أو تقاتلْ تَظفرِ

Necks have bowed to your state and will not cease

To gain spoils if you conquer or be victorious if you battle