قدم المفضال من سفره

ناشب الأظفار في ظفره

The favored Mufaddal returns from his journey

With claws sunk into his prey

آب والأقبال يقدمه

والعلى تشتد في إثره

August and auspicious is his arrival

And glory grows in his wake

حاز مجداً صار ميسمه

من حجول الدهر بل غرره

He has won glory, it became his mark

Among the young stars, nay the brightest of them

منصب لا دخل فيه سوى

انه ينحط عن قدره

In a position none can enter

But to fall short of his merit

كل ثوب أنت لابسه

يستحيك الدهر من قصره

Every garment you wear

Shames the age by its splendor

نسب ما مسه أشب

قدت الأصباح من طرره

A lineage pure as dawn's first light

Whose morning glows from his brilliance

وكمال رف رونقه

كرفيف الروض عن مطره

With perfection and grace in full bloom

Like the garden after the rain

دمت ملحوظاً وبورك في

ورد ما تأتي وفي صدره

May you remain distinguished and blessed

The blossoms you bring and in your breast

غارساً للود ملتقطا

مستطاب الحمد من ثمره

Planting affection, gathering

Praise made sweet by its fruit.