ثَنائي غَريبُ امْحَمدِ في أَبلغِ امْشُّكرِ
على حُسنِ أخلاق امْكِرامِ ذَوي امْفَخْرِ
My strange praise of Muhammad is most eloquent in gratitude
For the good morals of the honourable, glorious folk
تودُّ نجومُ امْأُفْقِ نظماً بِمَدحِهم
لتدري يقيناً أنها أحسنُ امْدُرِّ
The stars of the horizon wish to compose poetry praising them
So you know for certain that it is the best poetry
فَكَمْ زِنْتُ أَجيادَ امْكَلام بِمَدحِهِم
بِجَوهَر مَنظومٍ ودرٍّ من امْنَّثْرِ
So how much have I burdened the eloquent with praising them
With prose jewels and pearls of poetry
وَلَيسَ سِوى مَدحِ امْأَكارِمِ يَنبَغي
فَمَدحُ سِواهُم كانَ مِن خَطَأ امْفِكرِ
And nothing but praising the generous should one do
To praise others would be an error of thought
وَفي غَيرِهِم مَدحُ امْلّبيبِ أَخي امْحِجى
مِن امْهَجْو في أَدنى حَضيضٍ مِن امْهُجْرِ
And to praise others, my wise brother, is nonsense
Among the lowest dregs of gibberish
وَمَدحِ سِواهم إِنّني قَد رَفَضتهُ
إِلى مَدحِ أَخلاقِ امْكريم أبي بكرِ
And praising others, I have rejected it
To praising the morals of the generous Abu Bakr
أَخي امَّجدِ نَجلِ امْفَخْرِ شبلِ محامدٍ
أَبي امْفَضلِ صِنْوِ امْعِزِّ في رفعةِ امْقدرِ
My glorious brother, son of pride, cub of glories
My superior father, treasure of honour in high station
هُوَ امْعلَمُ امْسَعديُّ وامْشّمسُ في امْضُحى
هو امْبدرُ في امْظلماءِ وامْكَوكَبُ امْدُرّي
He is the happy flag, the sun at dawn
He is the full moon in darkness and bright star
هوَ امْسيّدُ امْراقي على هامَةِ امْسُهَى
إِلى ذروةِ امْعَلياءِ في شَرفِ امْدَهرِ
He is the master mounted on the camel litter of glory
To the highest peak of sublimity in the nobility of time
هُوَ امْبارِعُ امْدراك مِن حِينِ مَهدِهِ
هوَ امْعالِمُ امْنِحريرُ مِن عالَمِ امْذرِّ
He is the astute young colt from his cradle days
He is the accomplished scholar from the world of youth
فَلَو سُئِلوا عَن فَضلِهِ وَاِتِّساعهِ
يَقولُ لِسانُ امْحالِ حدِّثْ عَنِ امْبحرِ
If asked about his superiority and vastness
The tongue of state would say, "Speak of the sea"
خَطيبٌ بَليغٌ لَو تَكَلَّم واعِظاً
لَأُفْحِمَ سَحبانٌ وَأَصبَحَ لا يَدري
An eloquent preacher, if he spoke advice
He would silence Sahbaan and leave him confused
وَلَو سَمِعَت آذانُنا درَّ لَفظِهِ
لَقالَت رَعاكَ اللَّهُ زِدنا مِنَ امْدرِّ
And if our ears heard the pearls of his words
They would say, may God keep you, give us more pearls
أديبٌ أريبٌ فارهٌ وسَمَيْدَعٌ
لَبيبٌ ذَكيٌّ ثابِتُ امْذِّهْنِ وَامْفِكرِ
A literary scholar, eloquent, prominent and steadfast
Wise, intelligent, sound of mind and thought
هوَ امْفردُ امْخالي عَنِ امِّثْلِ في امْعُلى
فَلَستُ أضاهيه بزيدٍ ولا عَمرِو
He is peerless and unique in the highest realm
So I cannot compare him to Zayd or Amr
بِهِ تَفخَرُ امْعَلياءُ وَامْفَخرُ وَامْنّدى
وَلَيسَ بِمَن في امْدّهر يَفخَرُ بامْفَخْرِ
The elite and the proud boast of him and the summit
And none in time can boast of pride like him
إِلَيكَ ابنَ سَعدِ امْدينِ أَرسلت غادةً
مخدرةً تُهدى إِليكَ من امْخِدرِ
To you son of Saad ad-Deen I have sent perfumes
Intoxicating, gifted to you from the perfume maker
فَشِمْها بِإِقبالٍ وَغَطِّ عيوبَها
فسترُ امَّساوِي من كمال امْفَتى امْحُرِّ
Inhale them graciously and cover their faults
For the veil of the noble is the virtue of the free man
وَدُمْ في أَمانِ اللَّه ما أَثنت امْصَبَا
عَلَيكَ بِأَخلاقٍ كَستها رِدا امْعِطرِ
And live in God's safety as long as the morning
Praised you in character perfumed by scent
وَأَثنى اِبنُ فَتحِ اللَّه بامْحَمْدِ قائلاً
ثَنائي غَريب امْحمدِ في أَبلغِ امْشُّكرِ
And Ibn Fathallah praised in verse saying
My strange praise of Muhammad is most eloquent in gratitude
