إِذا جُرِّدتْ عِند الحُروب قَواضبُ

فَعُثمان في يَوم الكَريهة غالبُ

When the ships are stripped for battle,

Then Othman on the day of calamity is victorious,

هُوَ الصارم الشَهم الأَمير الَّذي بِهِ

يَنال الأَماني مَن لَها مِنهُ طالب

He is the brave, bold prince who through him

Those who seek gain their wishes from him as seekers,

هُوَ اِبنُ الَّذي في مَوقف الحَرب ظافرٌ

بِأَعدائه وَهوَ الهمام المُحارب

He is the son of him who was triumphant in the battlefield of war

Against his enemies, and he is the resolute warrior,

هُوَ اِبن الأَمير الضيغم الفارس الَّذي

لَهُ أَذعنت رغم الأُنوف الأَعارب

He is the son of the intrepid knight the prince who

The Arabs despite their noses submitted to him,

هُوَ الأَوحد المَوصوف بِالفهم وَالذَكا

وَفي محفل العرفان نعم المخاطب

He is the only one described with understanding and intelligence

And in the gathering of knowledge, he is the best conversant,

فَإِن جادَ أَنسى بِالسَماحة حاتِماً

وَمَعْنٌ لَديهِ في السَخا لا يُقارب

So if he is generous, he makes Hatim forget generosity

And he has meanings of munificence that cannot be matched,

وَفي رَأيه قَيسٌ وَفي الحلم أَحنَفٌ

وَفي كرّه عَمروٌ وَفي العلم ناجب

In his opinion there is Qais and in forbearance Ahnaf

And in his hate there is Amr and in knowledge Najib

تَراهُ إِذا ما جاء يَبغي نَواله

أَخو العُسر أَضحى للعفاة يُراقب

You see him when he comes seeking his wishes

The brother of adversity has become for the destitute a watcher

وَإِن يَمَّم المَظلوم كَعبةَ عَدله

كَفاه الأَعادي وَهوَ في السَرج راكب

And if the oppressed set out for the Kaaba of his justice

He sufficed the enemies while he was riding saddled,

وَإِن حَلَّ مَقصوص الجَناح بِأَرضه

نَما الريش وَاِنقادَت إِلَيهِ الصَعائب

And if the bird with clipped wing landed in his land

The feathers grew and tribulations submitted to him

وَحبك يا عُثمان يا واحد الوَرى

عَلى كُل مَخلوق مِن الناس واجب

And your love, O Othman, O unique of mankind

Is obligatory upon every human being,

وَأَنت الأَمير بن الأَمير الَّذي لَهُ

عَلى الخَلق غَيث مدّةَ الدَهر ساكب

And you are the prince, son of the prince who

Upon people pours as long as time remains pouring

وَأَنتَ الَّذي أَصبَحت شَمساً وَحَولَها

بدورٌ وَمِن خَلف البُدور كَواكب

And you are the one who has become a sun with

Orbits around it and behind the orbits are planets

وَمَجدك بِالشَأن المُعَظَّم ذاته

وَسَعدك نام وَالمعاند خائب

And your glory intrinsic to the revered status

And your fortune continues while the adversary fails

وَعَفوك عَن أَهل الذُنوب مُحقَّقٌ

وَسَيفُك مَطلوق وَسَهمُك صائب

And your pardon of the sinful people is realized

And your sword is drawn and your arrow hits the mark

وَبابُك مَفتوحٌ لِمَن جاءَ راجِياً

نَداكَ وَمَن عزت عَلَيهِ المَطالب

And your door is open to whoever comes hoping

Your munificence, and whoever the wishes burdened

وَأَنتَ المرجَّى لِلشَدائد كُلَّها

وَأَنتَ الَّذي تَسعى إِلَيهِ المَواكب

And you are hoped for all adversities

And you are the one to whom the processions head

وَأَنتَ الفَتى المَأمول مِنهُ شَهامةٌ

وَفَتحٌ وَنَصرٌ لِلوَرى وَمَراتب

And you are the young man from whom expected boldness

And openings and victory for the people and positions

وَبرّ وَإِقدامٌ وَحَزم وَسَطوة

وَنُورٌ بِهِ عَنّا تَزول الغَياهب

And righteousness, courage, wisdom and authority

And a light by which darkness from us departs

وَفَضل وَمَعروف وَدين وَعفة

وَرَأي بَدَت مِنهُ لَدَينا الغَرائب

And favor, kindness, religion and chastity

And an opinion from which strangeness to us appeared

فَلا زِلت مَحفوظاً عَزيزاً مؤيداً

بِنَصرٍ مُبين ما تَناهَت عَجائب

So you remained protected, dear, supported

With a clear victory however wonders increased

وَدُمت عَلى مَتن السِياسة راكباً

يَقول لَكَ الإقبال لي أَنتَ صاحب

And you remained mounted on the back of politics

Said to you destiny, to me you are the companion

وَلا بَرحت مِنكَ الوَرى في سَعادة

وَعزٍّ عَلى طُول الزَمان يُداعب

And well-being did not cease for people through you

And power and honor caressing time's length

وَلا اِنفَكَّ عَنكَ البَشرُ في كُل مَقعدٍ

يُحيط بِه فيكَ الثَنا وَالمَناصب

And blessings did not cease to surround you in every assembly

Encircled with praise and positions

وَلا دُمت إِلّا في سُرور وَنعمة

تَزيد وَتَبقى ما تَوالَت كَتائب

And you did not remain except in joy and bounty

Increasing and remaining however troops succeeded