شِبل القَساورِ من أبناءِ مزوارِ

ومَن يُفَدَّى بِأسماعٍ وأبصَارِ

The cubs of Kesker come from the sons of Mozwari

And who can be ransomed with hearings and sights

ومن تَعاظمَ قَدراً في سماءِ عُلاً

ومَن سَرى صيتُه مَسيرَ أنوار

And who has greatly esteemed himself in the sky of glory

And whose fame has spread like the light of stars

أعظِم به سيِّداً لاحت سِيادَتُه

فَطبَّقَ الذِّكرُ منه كلَّ أقطار

With him I extol a master whose mastery has shone

So talk of him has spread in every region

قد زانَ أخلاقَه المُثلَى طلاقَتُه

فالطبعُ منه كمثلِ السلسلِ الجاري

His excellent morals have adorned his eloquence

So his nature is like an ongoing chain

أو كهُبوبِ نسيمٍ هبَّ في سَحَرٍ

مِن روضةٍ بوكرَت بالغيثِ مِعطار

Or like the blowing of breeze at dawn

From a garden watered by fragrant rain

كم من أخي حاجةٍ كفاهُ أسعدُنا

فاليُمنُ يُمناهُ واليُسرى لإِيسارِ

How many dear needs has he fulfilled for us

Good omens are his blessings and facilitation is his sign

للَّهِ لِلهِ إبراهيمُ تُبصرُه

يَنهَى ويَامرُ في ناهٍ وأمَّارِ

For God, for God is Ibrahim whom he makes insightful

He guides and commands calmly and patiently

تَرى حصافةَ رأيٍ في بداهةِ حُك

م في فِراسةِ ذِهنٍ ساطِعٍ وارِ

You see the precision of opinion in the clarity of his wisdom

In the perspicacity of a bright and pure mind

لم يخفَ عن فِكرِه أسرارُ باطنِهم

كأنما فكرُه في كلِّ أفكار

The secrets of their essence were not hidden from his thoughts

It's as if his mind comprehends all ideas

يزيدُ هيبتَه إشراقُ طلعَتِه

إنَّ السَّنا والسناءَ طَبعُ أقمار

His ascent adds awe to his splendor

For brilliance and praise are the nature of moons

وكيف لا وهو فرعُ الأصلِ مِن رَجُلٍ

قد فاقَ قدرُه قَدرَ كلِّ مِقدار

How could it not be when he is a branch of origin from a man

Whose destiny surpassed the extent of all measures

نجلُ التهامي العِصاميِّ البعيدِ مَدىً

فخرِ الأفَارقةِ الحامي حِمى الجارِ

Grandson of the ambitious and high-reaching Tahami

Pride of Africans, protector of neighbors

والشبلُ إذ يَقتَفِي الآسادَ لا عَجَبٌ

وماءُ زهرٍ ألم يَطِب مِنَ أزهَارِ

And it is no wonder the lion cub trails the lions

And is not spring water sweetest from flowers?

لم أنسَ إذ عَادني في السُّقمِ عائِدُهُ

فزالَ عن إثرِه سُقمي وأضراري

I will not forget when he came to me in sickness

Removing my pains and harms by his presence

لم أنسَ قولتَه لي حينَ أبصَرني

مُسَلِّياً مُبدياً أخلاقَ أحرارِ

I will not forget his words to me when he saw me

Showing beautiful manners of free men

حاشا لمثلي جميلَ الصنع يُنكِره

فليس يُنكَر إلا عندَ أشرَارِ

It is not fit for the likes of me to reject a good deed

Rejection is only among the wicked

مَن خَبُثَت منهمُ لُؤماً نُفوسُهمُ

فليسَ تغسِلُها مِياهُ أنهار

Those whose souls have been corrupted with meanness

Cannot be cleansed by waters of rivers

قد أطلَقوا في الأديبِ سمَّ ألسُنِهم

ولم يُزاحمهم في جَمعِ دينار

They let loose their tongues' poison at the poet

Yet he does not vie with them in gathering dinars

مع كلِّ ذي نِعمةٍ هذاكَ دابُهُمُ

فإنهم ما نَسَوا أيامَ إعسار

This is their way with all who have grace

For they forget not days of poverty

ما دمتَ تُسدي إليهم مِن صَنيع يَدٍ

إلا وزادَ الحشا ناراً على نارِ

As long as you do good to them with your hands

You only add fire to their fire

فاسلَم ودُم يا أبا الخيراتِ مُكتَنفاً

مُحصَّناً في حِمى المُهيمنِ الباري

So be safe and continue, O father of benevolence

Sheltered in the protection of the Eternal Lord