أَنا مِنكَ بَينَ فَضائِلٍ وَمَكارِمٍ

وَمِنِ اِرتِياحِكَ في غَمامٍ دائِمِ

I am, through you, immersed in virtues and noble deeds,

And through your joy in giving, beneath a cloud of endless rain.

وَمِنِ اِحتِقارِكَ كُلَّ ما تَحبو بِهِ

فيما أُلاحِظُهُ بِعَينَي حالِمِ

I marvel at how you deem insignificant every gift you bestow,

In all that I witness with the eyes of a dreamer.

إِنَّ الخَليفَةَ لَم يُسَمِّكَ سَيفَها

حَتّى بَلاكَ فَكُنتَ عَينَ الصارِمِ

The Caliph did not designate you the Sword of his State,

Until he tested you, and found you the sheer essence of the blade.

وَإِذا تَتَوَّجَ كُنتَ دُرَّةَ تاجِهِ

وَإِذا تَخَتَّمَ كُنتَ فَصَّ الخاتِمِ

When he assumes the crown, you are the pearl of his diadem,

And when he wears the signet, you are the gemstone of the ring.

وَإِذا اِنتَضاكَ عَلى العِدى في مَعرَكٍ

هَلَكوا وَضاقَت كَفُّهُ بِالقائِمِ

And were he to unsheathe you against foes in the fray,

They would perish, while his hand gripped tight upon the hilt.

أَبدى سَخاؤكَ عَجزَ كُلِّ مُشَمِّرٍ

في وَصفِهِ وَأَضاقَ ذَرعَ الكاتِمِ

Your generosity has exposed the failure of all who strive,

To describe it, and overwhelmed the capacity of those who would hide it.