هاجَت هَواكَ بَواكِرُ الأَظعانِ
يَومَ اللِوى فَظَلِلتَ ذا أَحزانِ
Your love agitated the early mornings of sorrows
On the day of parting, you remained in grief
لَولا رَجاؤُكَ ما تَخَطَّت ناقَتي
عَرضَ الدَبيلِ وَلا قُرى نَجرانِ
Were it not for hope in you, my she-camel would not have crossed
The expanse of Dubayl nor the settlements of Najran
نِعمَ المُناخُ لِراغِبٍ وَلِراهِبٍ
مِمَّن تُصيبُ جَوائِحُ الأَزمانِ
A good dwelling for one seeking or devout
From those whom misfortunes of time afflict
مَعنُ بنُ زائِدَةَ الَّذي زيدَت بِهِ
شَرَفاً عَلى شَرَفٍ بَنو شَيبانِ
Ma'n son of Za'ida, by whom
The glory of Banu Shayban's glory was increased
جَبَلٌ تَلودُ بِهِ نِزارٌ كُلَّها
صَعبُ الذُرى مُتَمَنِّعُ الأَركانِ
A mountain where Nizar's cubs are born
Lofty of path, unassailable bastions
إِن عُدُّ أَيّامُ الفَعالِ فَإِنَّما
يَوماهُ يَومُ نَدىً وَيَومُ طِعانِ
Indeed, counting the days of the valiant
One day of bounty, another of spears
تَمضي أَسِنَّتُهُ وَيُسفِرُ وَجهُهُ
في الرَوعِ عِندَ تَغَيُّرِ الأَلوانِ
His tongue loosens and his face glows
In awe when colors shift
يَكسو الأَسِرَّةَ والمَنابِرَ بَهجَةً
وَيَزينُها بِجَهارَةٍ وَبيانِ
He adorns the couches and pulpits with joy
And bedecks them with clarity and rhetoric
كِلتا يَدَيكَ أَبا الوَليدِ مَعَ النَدى
خُلِقَت لِقائِمٍ مُنصُلِ وَعِنانِ
Each of your hands, Abu al-Walid, along with bounty
Were created for one holding the halter and reins
جَلَبَ الجِيادَ مِنَ العَراقِ عَوابِساً
قُبَّ البُطونِ يُقَدنَ بِالأَرسانِ
He brought spirited steeds from Iraq
Pudgy-bellied urged on by saddle girths
جُرداً مُحَنَّبَةً تُعاضِدُ في السُرى
بِالبيدِ كُلَّ شِمِلَّةٍ مِذعانِ
Bare, smooth-necked, vying in battle
With the white blade each submissive tribe
مِن كُلِّ سَلهَبَةٍ يَبينُ بِنَحرِها
وَقعُ القَنا وَأَقَبَّ كَالسَرحانِ
From each fiery mare whose breast reveals
The impact of cane and bending like an ostrich
حَتّى أَغَرنَ بِحَضرَموتَ شَوازِباً
مُقوَرَّةً كَكَواسِرِ العِقبانِ
Until he raided Hadramawt with warriors
Like swooping eagles
مَطَرٌ أَبوكَ أَبو الوَليدِ إِذا عَلا
بِالسَيفِ حازَ هَجائِنَ النُعمانِ
A downpour your father, Abu al-Walid, when exalted
By the sword obtained the praises of Nu'man
نَفسي فِداءُ أَبي الوَليدِ إِذا عَلا
رَهَجُ السَنابِكِ وَالرِماحُ دَواني
My soul is ransom for Abu al-Walid when the clashing rises
Of windows and spears, O gleaming one!
ما زِلتَ يَومَ الهاشِمِيَّةِ مُعلِماً
بِالسَيفِ دونَ خَليفَةِ الرَحمانِ
You have not ceased, on the Day of the Hashimites, instructing
With the sword, protecting the Caliph of the Merciful
فَمَنَعتَ حَوزَتَهُ وَكُنتَ وِقاءَهُ
مِن وَقعِ كُلِّ مُهَنَّدٍ وَسِنانِ
You shielded his territory and were his protection
From the impact of each bending spear and sharp blade
أَنتَ الَّذي تَرجو رَبيعَةُ سَيبَهُ
وَتُعِدُّهُ لِنُوائِبِ الحَدَثانِ
You it is whom Rabia relies upon for aid
And counts on against the vicissitudes of events
فُتَّ الَّذينَ رَجَوا نَداكَ وَلَم يَنَل
أَدنى بِنائكَ في المَكارِمِ باني
Disappointed are those who hoped for your help yet obtained not
The least of your building in magnanimities, O builder!
إِنّي رَأَيتُكَ بِالمَحامِدِ مُغرَماً
تَبتاعُها بِرَغائِبِ الأَثمانِ
Indeed I saw you enamored with praises
Purchasing them with the most precious prices
فَإِذا صَنَعتَ صَنيعَةً أَتمَمتَها
وَرَبَيتَها بِفَوائِدِ الإِحسانِ
So when you performed a deed you perfected it
And nurtured it with the benefits of beneficence
