مُنِحتَ بَشيرَ الخيرِ بِالخَيرِ والجَدِّ
وَنِلتَ سَنيَّ السّعدِ بِالسّعيِ وَالجدِّ
You were granted good tidings with goodness and seriousness
And you attained happy years with effort and seriousness
لَكَ اللَّه مِن ساعٍ أَتَيت مُبشّراً
تُبَشّرُنا بِالخَيرِ عَن مظهرِ المَجدِ
May God reward you, as you came as a harbinger
Bringing us good tidings from the appearance of glory
فَأَكمدت مَن قَد كانَ خِدنَ عَداوَةٍ
وَأَصغَرت إِذ بَشّرتَنا أَعيُنَ الضدِّ
Thus you quenched one who had been intensely hostile
And belittled, as you gave us good tidings, the eyes of the adversary
وَصَيَّرت مِنّا كُلَّ عَينٍ قَريرة
وَرَطَّبت مِنّا كبد مُحتَرِقِ الكبدِ
And you made every one of our eyes gently flowing
And moistened the burning liver of each liver
وَفَرَّحتَ مِنّا كلَّ قَلبٍ وَمُهجَةٍ
لَها أَوشَكَ التكديرُ لَولاكَ أَن يردي
And delighted each heart and mind among us
That almost collapsed into ruin were it not for you
وَسار بِنا نورُ السّرورِ وَقَد بَدا
كَأَنّا بُدورُ الأُفقِ لِلنّورِ إِذ تُبدي
And the light of joy shone
As if the horizons dawned with light as it appears
وَطِرنا حُبوراً لا يُحاطُ بِوَصفِهِ
وَخِلنا نَطولُ البدرَ مَع غايَةِ البعدِ
And we flew joyfully, that cannot be fully described
And we aspired to reach the full moon despite the distance
وَرَقّصت قَدَّ الكَونِ مِن كلِّ جانِب
وَقَد سالَتِ الأَفراحُ مِن ذَلكَ القدِّ
And you made the feet of the universe dance from every side
And joys flowed from those legs
أَما حقَّ لِلأَكوانِ رقص قُدودِها
وَقَد ضاءَ في أَكنافِها كَوكَبُ السّعدِ
Indeed, it is the right of the universes to dance their dances
When the star of bliss shone in their folds
وَحُقَّ عَلينا شُكرُ ما فيه جئتَنَا
لِربّي مَزيد الشّكرِ مَع أَبلَغِ الحمدِ
And it is our duty to thank what you brought us
And to my Lord, more thanks along with the utmost praise
وَبَشَّرتنا بشّرتَ بِالخَيرِ وَالهَنا
بِما نالَ عَبدُ اللَّه مِن غايَةِ القصدِ
And you gave us good tidings, you gave good tidings with the good and our Lord
With what the servant of God attained, the epitome of aim
بِأَن صارَ في هَذي البِلاد وَزيرها
وَوالِيَها الخالي عَنِ الشِّبهِ والنِّدّ
That he became in this country its minister
And its ruler, free of ambiguity and adversary
وَأَن صارَ في عِقدِ الوِزارَةِ دُرّةً
وَلَكِنّها وَاللَّهِ وَاسِطَة العِقدِ
And that he became in the position of ministry a pearl
Yet by God, it is the clasp of the necklace
غَدَت وُزَراء الدّهرِ فيهِ جَواهِراً
وَما خِلتهُ فيهِم سِوى الجَوهَرِ الفردِ
The ministers of time became in him gems
And nothing in them compares except the unmatched gem
أَبو العَدلِ بَحرُ الحِلمِ يَمُّ مراحمٍ
أَخو اللّين ثمَّ الرّفق بِالحرِّ والعبدِ
The father of justice, the sea of wisdom, the tender of mercies
The brother of gentleness, then kindness to the free and slave
أَبو الحكمِ بِالتّدبيرِ في حُسنِ حِكمَةٍ
عَلى طَبْقِ شَرعِ اللَّه أَحكامهُ يُبدي
The father of rule with wisdom in the beauty of governance
Upon the manner of God's Law, his judgments he elucidates
خَدين التّقى وَالخوفِ مِن خالِق السّما
فَفيما بِأَيدي النّاس يَنحو إِلى الزُّهدِ
Humble in piety and fear of the Creator of the sky
So in matters of people, he inclines to asceticism
حَديد الذّكا وَالرّأي ربّ فَراسةٍ
بِنورِ إِلهِ الخلقِ يَنظرُ لِلرُّشدِ
Firm in intelligence and opinion, the lord of insight
With the light of God, he looks to righteousness
يَسوسُ الرّعايا في حَميدِ سِياسَةٍ
يُؤَيِّدها بِالعَدلِ وَالجودِ وَالرّفدِ
He runs the subjects with praiseworthy politics
Supported by justice, generosity, and subsidy
بُنيّ العُلى وَالمَجدِ في حجر سؤددٍ
لَهُ كانَتِ العَلياءُ مرتفع المَهدِ
Of lofty and glorious lineage in the womb of the glorious
The lofty were his cradle, of elevated birth
وَرَبّتْهُ أَبكار المَعالي بدَرِّها
وَيا فَخرَها رَبَّتْه كاعبة النّهدِ
And his youth was raised by the virgins of the heights in their full moons
What pride raised him, even the virgin with swollen breast
هوَ الأَمجَدُ اِبن الماجِدِ المُعتلي السّهى
عَليّ السّجايا كَوكبُ العزِّ وَالمجدِ
He is the most glorious son of the glorious eminent
Exalted in manners, the star of honour and glory
كَفى شَرَفاً لَم يَحكِهِ شرفٌ بِأَن
بَدا مِنهُ هَذا البدرُ في جَبهَةِ السّعدِ
His nobility suffices, unmatched by any nobility, for
From him shone this full moon on the forehead of bliss
فَفاقَ أَباهُ فَهوَ أَضْوَأُ سؤدداً
وَأَجملُ أَوصافاً تُصانُ عَنِ الحدِّ
He surpassed his father, so he is brighter in lineage
And most beautiful in attributes that are protected from limit
هُوَ الأَسدُ الرّئبالُ يَسطو وَمِثلهُ
عَديمُ وجودٍ في الضّياغِمِ وَالأسدِ
He is the roaring lion, he attacks and none like him
Exists among the predators and lions
يُكافِئ كُلَّ الأُسد إِن لَو تَجَمَّعوا
فَيُفنيهِمُ إِنْ شاءَ بِالرُّمحِ وَالهِندي
He equals all the lions even if they gathered
He would destroy them if he wished with spear and sword
أَروى الوَفا قَد تكافئ مِثلهُ
وَذلكَ بِالآلافِ يُحسبُ في العدِّ
The most faithful of friends, none can equal him
And that is in the thousands, it is counted in number
يَقدُّ الهِزَبرَ الضّخمَ طولاً بِضَربةٍ
فَتُبصِرُه نِصفَينِ مِن ذَلكَ القدِّ
He thrusts the huge sword in half with one strike
You see it split in two from that thrust
إِذا قامَ يَعلو طِرفَه الوردَ راكباً
فَإِن الهِزبرَ الورد يَعلو عَلى الوردِ
When he rises, towering over a meadow riding
The sword's height surpasses that of the meadow
وَإِن فَوقهُ يَعدو تَرى الطِّرف عادياً
عَلى الرّيحِ مثل البَرقِ يَصهلُ كالرَّعدِ
And when he gallops above it, you see the sword rider
On the wind like lightning crackling like thunder
فَلَو رامَ أَخذَ النّجمِ مِن كَبد السّما
عَلَيهِ لَطالَ النّجمُ مِن ذَلكَ الكبدِ
If he intended to seize a star from the belly of the sky
The star would lengthen from that gut
وَقور مَهيب في العُيونِ وَفي الحَشا
لِهَيبَتِهِ تَعنو الأُسودُ على بعدِ
Grave and revered in the eyes and on the battlefield
For his awe, the lions flee into the distance
تَزَلزل مِن ذِكراه دارَ عَدوِّهِ
فَتسقط أَو تَدنو مِنَ الهَدمِ وَالهدِّ
His mere mention shakes his enemy's abode
And it falls or nears destruction and collapse
وَتَخشاهُ في الآجامِ ذِكراً أُسودُها
فَيوشِكُ أَن يُفضي بِها الرّعب لِلفَقدِ
And the black lions fear him in the thickets
Fear almost drives them mad into confusion
لَقَد طاعَتِ السّمرُ العَوالي لِأَمرِهِ
فَإِنْ يَنهَهَا كفَّتْ وَإِنْ حثّها تُردي
Indeed, the lofty summits obeyed his command
If he prohibited them, they stopped, and if he stirred them, they collapsed
وَدَانَت لَهُ الأَسيافُ مِن كلِّ باتِر
لَقَد سالَتِ الأَرواحُ منهُ عَلى الحَدِّ
And the swords yielded to him from every cutting edge
Souls have flowed from him at the blade
فَلَو أَنّه مِنها تَقَلَّدَ صارِماً
لَسالَت سُيوفُ النّاسِ رُعباً مِن الغمدِ
If he carried one of them as a sword
People's swords would flow in fear from the scabbard
جَوادٌ يَفيضُ الجودُ مِن بَحرِ كفِّهِ
فَيَجعَلُ مَن يَحبوهُ في غايَةِ الجَدِّ
A generous man from whose palm sea generosity overflows
Leaving those he loves at the epitome of generosity
فَللّهِ تِلك الكفّ لا تَسأَمُ العَطا
وَللَّهِ ما أَسدَت وَللَّهِ ما تُسدي
By God, that palm never tires of giving
By God what it gave and by God what it will give
وَللَّهِ ذاكَ الشّهم مِن مُتَأهّل
إِلى الرّتبَةِ القَعساءِ مِن زَمَنِ المَهدِ
By God, that gallantry from an aspirant
To the lofty position from the days of the cradle
وَلِلمَنصِبِ السّامي الَّذي الآنَ نالَهُ
عَلى رَغمِ آنافِ الحَواسِدِ وَالضدِّ
And for the sublime position which he has now attained
Despite the noses of enviers and enemies
عَلَيهِ بِهِ مَنَّت مِنَ اللّطفِ دَولة
مُفَخّمة الأَنصارِ مَنصورة الجُندِ
Upon it, the state bestowed blessings with grace
Magnificent in supporters, victorious in soldiers
مُشيّدة الأَركانِ عالِية الذّرى
وَمُحكَمة الإِتقانِ في الحلِّ وَالعقدِ
With erected pillars, of high ambition
And perfected building, in peace and contract
هِيَ الدّولة الغرّاءُ نَرجو دَوامَها
فَنَدعو بِأَن تَبقى وَتتحفَ بِالخُلدِ
It is the radiant state, we hope for its continuance
So we pray it remains and is clad with immortality
هِيَ الدّولَةُ الحَسناءُ في غرَّةِ العُلى
تَسامَت عَلى العَلياءِ بِالعزِّ عَن نِدِّ
It is the beautiful state in the prime of sublimity
Exalted above the heights in honour without peer
وَما هِيَ إِلّا الشّمس في دولِ الوَرى
وَلَم يَكُ مِثل الشّمسِ في الهَزلِ والجِدِّ
It is none but the sun in the states of the world
And none is like the sun in jest and earnest
وَتِلكَ بَنو عُثمانَ أَضحَوا مُلوكَها
فَمن ملكِ فَرد إِلى مُلك فَردِ
And those are the sons of Uthman, who became its kings
So whoever singly ruled, ruled a single rule
وَسُلطاننا المَحمود إِنسان عَينِهم
تَحلّى بِعقد الملكِ ناهيكَ مِن عقدِ
And our praised sultan is the core of their being
Adorned with the necklace of kingship, no less than a necklace
مَليك مُلوكِ الأَرضِ لا زالَ مُلكهُ
مَدى الدّهرِ بِالتّأبيدِ أَثبت مُمتَدِّ
King of the kings of the world, his rule remains
Eternally with permanence, the firmest extended
تَكَرَّمَ إِحساناً بِصائِبِ فِكرَةٍ
عَلى ذَلكَ الشّهمِ العَزيزِ إِلى الرفدِ
He honoured with the good thought with appropriateness
That gallant man with subsidy
فَأَولاهُ ما أَولاهُ مِن حُسنِ دَولةٍ
بِها العِزُّ لِلأَشرافِ وَالذلُّ لِلوغدِ
He gave him what he gave of good state
In which is honour for the nobles and subjugation for the vile
تؤبَّدُ بِالتّوفيقِ وَالنّصرِ وَالعُلى
وَتحمدُ في الآفاقِ مَنشورة البَنْدِ
It continues with divine support, triumph, and sublimity
And it is praised in horizons with unfurled flags
تَمُدُّ ظِلالَ العَدلِ في كلِّ جانِبٍ
وَتَستَأصِلُ الإِجنافَ وَالجَورَ بِالهدِّ
It spreads the shades of justice in every direction
And uproots tyranny and injustice with destruction
بِأَيّامِها البيضِ الحِسانِ عَنِ الهَوى
َتَصومُ الرّعايا مُخلِصي العَزمِ وَالقَصدِ
In its white, beautiful days, free of passion
The subjects fast with sincere intention and aim
فَيا أَيّها المَولى الّذي أَنا عَبدُهُ
بِكَ الشّرف الأَعلى لِمثلِيَ ِمن عبدِ
So O Master whom I am his servant
To you belongs the highest honour for one such as me, a servant
وَيا ذا الصِّفاتِ الغرِّ لَو رُمت عَدَّها
مُجرّدُ تعدادٍ عَجزتُ عَنِ العدِّ
And O You of noble traits, if I attempted to count them
Mere enumeration falls short of counting
وَيا مَن إِذا رُمْنا نَفوهُ بِذِكرِهِ
نبخِّرُ لِلأفواهِ بِالمِسكِ والنَّدِّ
And O You who if we attempt to describe
We perfume mouths with musk and aloes wood
تَهَنَّأ بِما أوتيتَ جَذلان باسِماً
وَمِنكَ يَسيلُ البشرُ مِن صَفحَةِ الخدِّ
Congratulations on what you have been given, Jadhlān by name
From you overflows goodwill on the cheek of humanity
وَطِبت بِهِ نَفساً وَسرّ مؤرخ
وَطابَ فَهذا مَنصبُ المَجدِ وَالسّعدِ
You were blessed with it, soul and historian pleased
And this position of glory and bliss is pleasing
وَإنّيَ فَتح اللَّه جِئت مهنّئاً
تَفاءل بِحُسن الفَتح من منزلِ الحَمدِ
I came congratulating, may God open
I hoped for good omens from the place of praise
وَبعدَ سُروري بِالّذي نلت يقتضي
عَليّ لَكَ الذّكرى وَعِندكَ قَد تُجدي
And after my joy with what you attained, it requires
That I remember you, and with you it may avail
عَلَيكَ بِتَقوى اللَّهِ في كلِّ لَمحَةٍ
وَفي كلِّ ما تُخفي وَفي كلِّ ما تُبدي
Upon you is God-consciousness at every glance
And in all you conceal and all you reveal
وَرفق بِخَلقِ اللَّهِ مِن كلِّ كائِنٍ
فِداكَ ملاكُ الأَمرِ وَهوَ مِنَ الرّشدِ
And gentleness to God's creation from every being
Your patron, he who commands, and it is righteousness
وَهاكَ أَخا العَلياءِ بِكراً خَريدةً
مُهَفّفة حَسناء مَمشوقَة القَدِّ
And here O brother of the heights, is an unsullied ode
Beautiful, finely sculpted in stature
تَموجُ مِياه الحسنِ في سمطِ نَظمِها
وَدُرّ مَعانيها كَما الحُسن في الوردِ
Its waters of beauty surge in the flow of its verse
And its pearls of meaning as beauty in roses
بُنيّة لَيل صَوّر الفكر جِسمَها
وَمَدحك كانَ الروح يا بَهجَةَ المَجدِ
Constructed by a night the mind imaged its body
And praising you was the spirit O joy of glory
أَتَتكَ إِلى الأَعتابِ تَرجو قَبولها
مُؤَمِّلةً أَن لا تعاملَ بِالطردِ
It came to your court hoping for acceptance
Hoping not to be dismissed with rejection
وَدُم في أَمانِ اللَّهِ في حُسنِ سؤددٍ
لَهُ تَخدم العَلياء خِدمة ذي ودِّ
Remain in God's safety in excellent lineage
It serves the heights loyally as one affectionate
بِدَولَةِ عِزٍّ في سُرورٍ مؤبّد
عَلى حُسنِ تَوفيق وَفي العيشَةِ الرّغدِ
In a state of honour in perpetual bliss
Upon excellent guidance and pleasant living
مَدى الدّهرِ ما هبّت نَسيم وَطيَّبت
بِطيبٍ كَطيبِ المِسكِ وَالعودِ والرّندِ
For as long as time blew a breeze and scented
With a scent like musk, aloes wood, and basil
وَما سَجَعَت وَرقاء صَدحاً وَغَرّدت
وَما كَوكبٌ يَزهو وَفي نورِهِ يَهدي
For as long as the warbler trilled and sang
For as long as a planet beamed and guided with its light
وَما لِبَشيرِ الخَيرِ قلتُ مُخاطِباً
منحتَ بَشيرَ الخَيرِ بِالخَيرِ والجدِّ
And as long as I told the bearer of good news
You were granted the bearer of good news with good and seriousness
