فصم عن نسيبِ الغواني ولا
تخلّط وأعلنْ بمدحِ الإمامْ
Turn away from the beloved of pleasures, and refrain
From mixing with those who praise the imam.
بلعرب العادل المرتضى
سلالةُ سلطانَ نسلَ الكرامْ
Instead, praise the just and upright Arab,
The offspring of the sultan, the lineage of nobles.
أقرّ لهُ بالغدى شهرةً
وفضلَ المساعِي جميعُ الأنامْ
Acknowledge his fame at daybreak,
And that all people prefer his great efforts,
ولا عيبَ فيه سوَى أنَّهُ
أخُو شرفٍ بالعطايا الجِسامْ
His only fault is that he is
The brother of Sharaf, known for his immense generosity.
فتى عنده البخلُ عيبٌ بمن
يسمى فتى كارتكابِ الحرامْ
He is a young man who sees stinginess as a fault in one
Who claims to be noble, like committing sins.
هو الندبُ في الحربِ ليثُ الوغى
وقد صارَ في السِّلم غيثَ الطعامْ
In war, he is a ferocious lion,
And in peace, he is a rain cloud of provisions.
وفي البذلِ أكرمُ مِنْ حاتمٍ
وفي الحربِ ذُو عزةٍ وانْتقامْ
In generosity, he is more honorable than Hatim,
And in war, he has might and vengeance.
وآباؤه الغرُّ هُمْ سادةٌ
وأهل الندى والجفان الضخامْ
His forefathers are eminent lords
And people of benevolence with strong resolve.
فتى لا يبالِي بأعدائِه
وإنْ عَظُم الضربُ عندَ الزِّحامْ
A sovereign who the healing of hearts is found in seeing him
And his smile is the cure to illnesses.
يُنسى المحبينَ أحبابَهم
ويتركُ شجعانَهم كالنعامْ
His prosperity makes the land thrive with bounty
And in his palm, death to adversities.
كريمٌ بخيلٌ بعليائِه
تعرَّفها قبلَ وقتِ الفِطَامْ
A generous man, yet frugal in his pride
Recognized before the time of weaning.
فمنْ أينَ أنسى ثنائي له
وَجَدْواه تترى علينا دَوَامْ
How can I forget praising him
When their friendship is everlasting upon us?
مليكٌ لقاهُ شفاءُ القلوبِ
ورؤيَا محيّاهُ برءُ السقَامْ
A king whom seeing brings solace to hearts
And beholding his smile, cures ailments.
ويمناه تغنى الورَى بالندَى
وفي كفِّ يُسْراه موتُ الزُّؤامْ
His prosperity brings abundance to the land,
And in his palm, death to hardships.
شجاعٌ قوىٌّ له هيبةٌ
يقومُ مقامَ الخميسِ اللُّهَامْ
A brave and strong man of formidable bearing,
Taking the place of the protector on Fridays.
وأنصارُ الغرُّ منصورةٌ
بجند المهيمنِ عند اللطامْ
And the supporters of the eminent are victorious
With the army of the Guardian during skirmishes.
وألويةُ العزِّ منشورةٌ
بعدلِ ابن سلطان وافِى الذمامْ
The banners of glory are unfurled
With the justice of the son of the sultan, pure in purpose.
وأيدِي أعادِيه مقهورةٌ
بزُرْقٍ العوالي وحَدّ الحُسَام
And the hands of his enemies are subdued
By the striking blades and sharpened swords.
عليه صلاقانِ مِنْ ربه
وأطيبُ رَدٍّ وأزكى سَلامْ
Upon him, prayers from his Lord,
And the finest approvals and purest peace.
ودُونَكَها مِنْ فتى مالَهُ
سِوى مَدْحِكم بالقوافي مَرَامْ
And below them, the only ambition of a lad like me
Is to praise you in verse and poetry.
