طابَ الثَّناء بِمَدحِ عَبد القادرِ

عِندي وَلَكن ضاقَ عَنهُ خاطِري

Praise was sweetened by the eulogy of Abdul Qadir

In my view, but my mind was too narrow for it

شيِمٌ حَكَتْ زَهرَ الرِياضِ بِحُسنِها

وَبَديعِ لُطفٍ كَالنَّسيم السّائرِ

A nature that adorned the garden's flowers with its beauty

And the wonderful gentle breeze that blows

وَمَناقِبٌ وُصِفت فَساقطُ عِقدِها

دُرَراً تَناوَلَها يَراعُ الشاعرِ

Virtues were described and its necklace fell

As pearls picked up by the poet

أَفدي اللَبيبَ الكاتبَ الفَطنَ الَّذي

يَفتنُّ بِالمَعنى البَديعِ الساحرِ

I ransom the intelligent, the writer, the prudent

Who is fascinated by the beautiful, magical meaning

الطَرفُ يَخبطُ في ظَلامِ مِدادهِ

وَالقَلبُ يَرتَعُ في صَباحٍ باهرِ

The eye stumbles in the darkness of his ink

While the heart grazes in a dazzling morning

رَيحانُ حُسنٍ لاحَ فَوقَ طُرُوسِهِ

لَمّا جلونَ جَمالَ رَوضٍ ناضرِ

The basil of beauty appeared over his writings

When the beauty of a blossoming garden shone

يا مَن برقَّتهِ أُسِرتُ وَلطفِه

بِاللَهِ رِفقاً بِالأَسيرِ القاصرِ

O you whose radiance made me a captive, and whose gentleness

For God's sake, be gentle with the helpless prisoner

ما كانَ إِلّا فَرط لُطفَكِ مُعجِزي

وَلَعَلَّ لُطفَك في قُصوري عاذري

It was nothing but an overflow of your miraculous grace

And perhaps your grace can excuse my shortcomings