بِما يَشا فازَ عَبدٌ أَنتَ ناصرُهُ

وَأَقبلت نَحوَه تَسعى بَشائرُهُ

With what he desires a servant prevailed, you are his helper,

And good tidings hastened towards him,

وَنال ما رام مِن مَجد وَمِن شَرَف

وَمِن مَعال بِها يَنحطُّ ضائره

And he attained what he sought of glory and nobility,

And of high positions through which his rivals are debased,

وَسالمته اللَيالي وَالزَمان صَفا

لَهُ وَعن حصنه ردّت بَوادره

And his nights and time are safe,

For him, and its threats were driven from his fortress,

وَلَيسَ في نَفسه ما يَرتَجيه سِوى

شَيء يَسير بِهِ تَسمو مَنابره

And there is nothing in his soul that he hopes for,

Except a small thing through which his pulpits are exalted,

وَأَنتَ يا أَيُّها الصَدر الكَبير بِهِ

أَدرى وَأَنتَ لِمَن واليت جابره

And you, O great-hearted one,

Are more knowing, and you know who your protector appointed,

فَامنُن بِتذكرة مِنها مَواردُه

تَصفو وَمنها لَهُ تَحلو مَصادره

So confer upon him a reminder from it, from which his pursuits

Become pure, and from it his sources become sweet for him,

وَلا تَدَعهُ عَلى جَمر بمضيعة

فَأَنتَ عاضد مِن ولَّت عَساكره

And do not leave him in loss through neglect,

For you are the supporter of the one whose armies you commanded,

وَلا تُسَوِّف فَخَير البر عاجلُه

وَفاعل الخَير كُل الناس شاكره

And do not procrastinate, for the best charity is that done promptly,

And the doer of good, all people thank him.