ثَغر التَهاني بِالأَماني باسمُ

وَالسَعد للصدر المؤيد خادمُ

The mouth smiles with wishes in your name

And good fortune for the supported, aided chest

حَيث الخَليفة قَد دَعاه وَحَوله

بَحرُ العِدا أَمواجُه تَتَلاطم

Where the Caliph has called him and around him

The sea of enemies, its waves clash

فَأَجاب دَعوته بقوّة مفرد

لِلجَمع بِالرَأي السَديد يُقاوم

So he answered his call with the strength of one

To face the group with wisdom that resists

وَأَتى عَلى عجل ليخمد جمرةً

في الأَصل منشؤها الوَخيم تَفاقم

And he came in a hurry to extinguish the embers

That originated from the terrible, growing crisis

وَيَقوم للدين الحَنيفي حسبة

لِلّه مِنهُ بِما لَديهِ يلائم

And he stands for the Hanifi religion as a defender

Suitable for Allah from him for what he has

وَيؤيد الملك العَظيم بِماله

مِن حسن تَدبير كَما هُوَ لازم

And he supports the great king with his money

From good management as is necessary

وَيخفف الأَثقال عَن أَبنائه

في مَوقف فيهِ يخيب مخاصم

And he lightens the burdens off his sons

In a stance in which the adversary fails

وَيذود عَنهُم كُلّ غرٍّ همه

سَلب وَنَهب زائد وَمغارم

And he protects them from every harm that worries them

Of extra plunder, loss and expenses

وَبفطنة تومي إِلَيهِ بسبقه

عَنهُم تُماط مِن العَناء تَمائم

And with his insight that guides him ahead of them

Charms protecting from hardship are drawn from them

لا غرو فهو بِذاك مَشهور كَما

ظهرت لَهُ مِن قبل فيهِ عَلائم

No wonder he is known for that as

Signs of it appeared in him before

وَبتونس الخَضراء قَد نشروا له

علماً بِهِ تَحيا هُناك نَسائم

And in green Tunisia they raised a flag for him

With which winds come alive there

وَلَهُ بها في كُل واد شاسع

تَبدو عَلى طُول الزَمان معالم

And he has in every valley there a wide

Landmark that shows throughout time

فَاللَه يَلحظه بِعَين عِناية

وَبِهِ يَزول عَن العِباد صَواكم

So Allah watches him with the eye of care

And through him the hardship on the servants passes

وَيعينه في أَمرهم بِشَهامة

مِنها تَلين مِن الخصوم شَكائم

And aids him in their matter with bravery

With which the stubborn enemies soften

وَلَهُ يسهِّل كُلَّ صَعبٍ حَملُهُ

مِنهُ اِستَقالَت عُربُها وَأَعاجم

And for him facilitates every difficult burden

For which the Arabs and non-Arabs yielded

وَيَمدّه مِنهُ بِنَصر عاجل

تَنقاد فيهِ لِمَن يُحب قَشاعم

And supports him with immediate victory

In which those he loves are subdued

وَيُحقق الآمال فيهِ مِن الألى

وَثقوا بِهِ وَالخَطب فيهِ عَظائم

And in him the hopes of the noble ones come true

Who trusted in him while he has great affairs

فَهُوَ المرجى لاندفاع شدائد

عَن دارهم وَهُوَ الهزبر الحاسم

So he is the one hoped for to drive away the calamities

From their homes, and he is the decisive victor

وَلدولة الإِسلام مِنهُ ناصر

بِالعَدل يَخشاه مبيدٌ ظالم

And for the state of Islam he is a supporter

With justice, feared by an unjust destroyer

وَبحزمه عز الخلافة جاءَها

يَسعى فذلّ لَها أَبيٌّ حاطم

And with his rationality the pride of the caliphate came to it

Struggling, so a stubborn father submitted

وَعلا الصَدارةَ مِن ضياء سَداده

نورٌ بهِ اِبتَهج الإِمامُ القائم

And he rose to premiership from the light of his integrity

A light with which the upright Imam brightened

وَالمؤمنون لَهُ بِطالع سَعده

فَرحوا وَهنَّوه فغص السادم

And the believers rejoiced for the fortune of his rising

And congratulated him, so the envier was angry

وَتضرّعوا بِدَوامه في مسند

هُوَ أَهلُه وَهُوَ النبيل الحازم

And prayed for his continuance in position

He is its most rightful and he is the wise decisive one

وَهوَ الأَمين المؤمن الشهم الَّذي

للملك وَالإِسلام مِنهُ مَغانم

And he is the trusted, faithful, brave believer

Who brings gains for the king and Islam

وَبِهِ اِستَقام عَلى صِراط عَدالة

كُلُّ اعوجاجٍ للحفيظة قاصم

And with him straightness on the path of justice

Every crookedness to the protector breaks

وَبيقظة عمرية فيها نَشا

فَرّ المنافق وَاسقرّ الحاكم

And with Umar-like vigilance in it triumphant

The hypocrite escapes and the ruler settles

وَعلى رؤوس الخائنين حسامه

مِنهُ عَلَيها في المَصالح حائم

And on the heads of the traitors is his sword

With which for interests he resolutely aims

فمَن اِرتَشى دارَت عَلَيهِ دَوائرٌ

مِن فعله وَرمى قَفاه الراجم

So whoever is bribed, cycles turn against him

For his deed, and the sentencing strikes his nape

وَمَن اِعتَدى وَطَغى وَخالف أَمره

يُنفَى إِذا لَم يَلتقطه الصارم

And whoever transgresses, tyrannizes, defies his order

Is exiled, if not caught by the executioner first

وَمَن اِمتَطى للاختلاس مطيةً

قذفت بِهِ في الهُلكِ حينَ يُحاكَم

And whoever mounts to embezzle

It throws him into doom when tried

وَمَن اِنتَهى عَن غيه في سيره

وَنَوى فَأَخلص لَم يَلمه اللائم

And whoever stops his confusion in conduct

And intends and devotes sincerely, no blamer blames

وَمَن اِقتَدى في نصحه لإمامه

بِهداه فَهوَ المستقيم الغانم

And whoever follows his advice to his Imam

With his guidance, then he is the winner on the straight path

وَاللَه قيَّضه لنصرة ملة

نجحت لَهُ فيما تَروم عَزائم

And Allah appointed him to help a nation

That succeeded for him in what it aspires

فَلها به البُشرى عَلى طُول المَدى

فَهوَ الملاذ لَها وَنعم الراحم

So for it is the good news for the long term

That he is its refuge and best merciful one

وَلَها الرَجا المَقرون في تَدبيره

بِالفَوز حَيث هُوَ التقيّ العالم

And for it the hope combined with his management

Of winning, where he is the devout scholar

وَسَتنجلي عَنها غَياهبُ كربةٍ

حلَّت بِها وَالكل عَنها نائم

And the gloom of worries that afflicted it will clear

While everyone around it sleeps

وَلَها تَعود كَما يَشاء فَخارُها

وَالأَنف مِن أَعدى عِداها راغم

And its pride will return however he wishes, and the nose

Of its harshest enemies reluctantly bending

يا عالَماً في واحد يا خَير من

يُثني عَلَيهِ في المحافل ناظم

O brilliant in one, best one who

Is praised in gatherings by a composer

يا جابر العَثرات بِالهمم الَّتي

عَنها يكلّ الدَهر وَهوَ مسالم

O mender of slips with the resolves

Against which the days and nights relent

يا مَن يُعَدّ لَديهِ أَوّلَ باخلٍ

معنٌ وَكَعبٌ وَالمقدّمُ حاتم

The one at whose side the first eloquent

Are Ma'n, Ka'b and Hatem the foremost

يا مَن بِلا سؤلٍ يفيض عَلى الوَرى

مِن راحَتيهِ كَما البحار مَكارم

O one from whom goodness overflows unto creation

From his comfort like the abundant seas rewards

يا مَن بِتُونس وَالبقاع جَميعها

عمَّت لَهُ في العالمين مَراحم

O one with whom Tunisia and all its lands

Were filled with kindness throughout existence

يا مَن يُجيب إِذا دُعي وَبعدله

مِن غَير تَسويف تُرَدّ مَظالم

O one who answers when called and with his justice

Oppression without delay is repelled

يا مَن كَساه اللَه حلةَ هَيبةٍ

خضعت لَها في الخافقين ضَراغم

O one whom Allah clothed with a robe of awe

To which hearts in the cosmos bowed

وَعَلَيهِ أَجمعت الخَلائق أَنَّهُ

هُوَ في مَقام الصَدر لَيسَ يُزاحم

And it was agreed upon that indeed he

Is supreme in position, having no rival

بُشراك بِالعام الجَديد فَإِنَّهُ

لَكَ بِالنَجاح كما تؤمّل قادم

I congratulate you with the new year, as it is

Coming to you with success that you anticipate

وَاقبل مَدائح مخلص بِكَ أَصبحت

قمراً مَنازلُهُ لَديك نَعائم

And accept the praises of a devotee who in you became

A star whose mansions are joys with you

وَأجزه جائزةَ الرضا فَهِيَ الَّتي

يَسمو بِها فَوقَ السماك منادم

And reward him with the reward of content, for it is

What raises one high above the highest layers

لا زلت في دست الصدارة فائِزاً

بِمناك ما صَلَّى وَلبَّى صائم

You still remain in the hand of premiership wining

With your achievement, as long as caller and faster prayed

أَو قال مجدي في الهَناء مؤرخاً

بِالصَدر خَير الدين جاه دائم

Or Majdi says in eulogy recording

The chest of the religion, always lasting glory