بِرَبِّهِ في شُؤونِه ذو اعتصامٍ

إليه رافعُ الطرفِ البَليلِ

With his Lord as his support in all his affairs

Is he who raises his weary eyes towards Him

لذاكَ تَراهُ مصحوباً بنَصرٍ

وتأييدٍ مِنَ المَولَى الجَليلِ

Thus you see him accompanied by triumph

And aid from the Most Exalted King

يَتيهُ بِمَدحِكُم شِعرىَّ زَهواً

ويَزهي العِقدُ بالجِيدِ الجَميلِ

My poetry wanders in praising you

And the string of pearls shines with a beautiful radiance

فإنَّ شهادةَ المولَى وِسامٌ

أصُولُ بها على أهلِ الفُضولِ

For the testimony of the Master is a medal

With which I take precedence over the pretentious

وهل مثلُ التِّهامي من عَظيمٍ

متى احتاجَ النهارُ إلى دَليلِ

And who is like the ambitious with a great one

Whenever the day needs proof

فَقَد صَيَّرتَني بِمَديحِ شِعري

أجُرُّ عليهِمُ فَضلَ الذُّيولِ

So you have made me, with the praise of my poetry

Bestow upon them the favor of long robes

خُصوصاً حينَ يُكسِبُهُ بَهاءً

مَديحُكَ في مَديدِه والطَّويلِ

Especially when your praise gives it splendor

In its extension and length

وفي كلِّ القَوافي والمَعاني

جَميعا بالإحاطَةِ والشُّمولِ

In all rhymes and meanings

Completely with enclosure and inclusion