يا مَالِكَ الثَّغرِ الَّذي بِسُيوفِهِ

عَزَّت مَطالِبُهُ عَلى أَعدائِهِ

O owner of the radiant face whose swords

Have made his requests supreme over his foes

أَشرَقتَ فيهِ فَلَيلُهُ كَنَهارِهِ

وَرَفَعتَ مِنهُ فَأَرضُهُ كَسَمائِهِ

You have made its night as bright as its day

And raised its land as high as its skies

لاموكَ في بَذلِ النَّوالِ وَإِنَّما

شَرَفُ الغَمام بِما جَرى مِن مائِهِ

I do not blame you for being generous

For clouds are ennobled by their rain

وَوَجَدتَ عاقِبَةَ السَّماحِ حَميدَة

فَحَذارِ مِن نُصحِ البَخيلِ وَرائِهِ

You have found good consequences of generosity

So beware of the miser's advice behind you

لا تُشفِقَنَّ عَلى الثَّراءِ فَما ذَوى

رَوض تَكون ظُباك مِن أَندائِهِ

Do not grieve over wealth, for no garden

Has ever been fertilized by its trees' fruits

ضَمِنَت لَكَ الخُلفَ السَّريعَ شِفارُها

مِن بَعدِ ما عَرَفَت مَكانَ وَفائِهِ

Its quick replacement is guaranteed by its blades

After they realized the place of its loyalty

ما رامَ عَبدُكَ أَن يُشيرَ وَإِنَّما

نَظمُ القَريضِ جَرى عَلى غَلوائِهِ

Your servant did not intend to give advice

Poetry strings flowed according to their excess

إِن صَدَّهُ عَنَتُ الزَّمانِ وَصَرفُهُ

فَلَهُ قَديمُ ذِمامِهِ وَوَلائِهِ

If the hardship of time barred him

He has his old reins and loyalty

أَو كانَ مُقتَصِراً فَخِدمَةُ مِثلِهِ

مَعروفَةٌ بِثَنائِهِ وَدُعائِهِ

Or if he fell short, serving the likes of you

Is well-known for his praise and prayer