كما قُلتمُ والله ليس لَه نِدُّ
فإنَّ التهامي في الورَى علَمٌ فردُ
As you have said, by God he has no equal
Al-Tihami is unique in the world
به قَرَّطَرفُ المجدِ والجُودِ في الدُّنَى
فهزَّ به أعطافَه الجودُ والمجدُ
With him the eyes of glory and generosity sparkled in life
So generosity and glory were shaken by him
إذا ذُكِرَ الباشا التِّهامي بمَحفِلٍ
تَساءلَ ذاك الحَفلُ هل عَبِقَ النَّدُّ
Whenever Al-Basha Al-Tihami is mentioned in a gathering
That gathering asks, "Has any rival perfumed?"
هُمامٌ له في كلِّ قلبٍ مكانةٌ
رفيعةُ شأنٍ ملؤُها الحُبُّ والوُدُّ
He has a place of high standing in every heart
Filled with love and affection
إذا قيلَ من فَردُ المكارِم والندَى
تُشيرُ أكُفٌّ للتهامي ولا تعدُو
When it is said who is singular in generosity and brilliance
Hands point only to Al-Tihami and do not go beyond
هو البحرُ لكِن ماؤه العذبُ سائغٌ
وليسَ له جَزرٌ وليس له مَدُّ
He is the sea, but its water is sweet and palatable
It has no islands or shoals
وتستَعِذِبُ الأفواهُ تكرارَ وصفِه
ولا عَجَبٌ من ذَا فأوصَافُه شَهدُ
Mouths enjoy repeating his description
And it's no wonder, for his traits are nectar
ورَبعُه للقُصَّادِ ما زال كَعبةً
فمِن طارقٍ يُمسِى ومِن طارقٍ يَغدُو
His abode is always a shrine for visitors
Some come at night, some come at dawn
يعجُّ براجٍ نيلَه وبمُختَشٍ
جَنَى إذ لهم مِنه وَعيدُه والوَعدُ
Happy are those who obtain his gifts, and those granted
His promise and warning
فما الأسدُ الوَردُ الذي تعرِفونَه
بغابٍ بلَى هَذا هوَ الأسدُ الوَردُ
This gentle lion you know
Is not in a forest, no, this is the gentle lion
توابضُعُه قد زادَ جاهَه رفعةً
كما ضَاء بدرُ الشُّهبِ ليسَ به بُعُد
His humility has increased his stature
As the full moon's light is not diminished by gray hair
صفاتُه قد أفنَى قريضِىَ عَدُّهَا
فليسَ لِشعرٍ أو لِنثرٍ لها عَدُّ
His virtues have exhausted my ability to count them
So neither poetry nor prose can enumerate them
تبارك مولًَى جادَ عنه بِأنعُمٍ
وألهمَهُ ترديدَ ربِّ لكَ الحمدُ
Blessed is my Master who has bestowed gifts on him
And inspired him to recite, "To You O Lord, all praise"
يُلاقيك بالتَّرحَاب قبلَ نَوالِه
كشَمسٍ لدَى الإشراقِ يَقدمُها السعدُ
He welcomes you with warmth before even meeting you
Like the sun preceded by good fortune at dawn
تُسَلِّي فُؤادِيَ طَلقَةٌ مِن جَبينِه
وتمتَدُّ أفراحِي مَتى هي تمتَدُّ
A smile from his brow comforts my heart
And my joy lasts as long as it lasts
لكَ الله يَا قلبي غداةَ فِراقِه
فلستَ تطيقُ الصبرَ عن قُربِه بُعدُ
By God, O my heart, the morning after parting from him
You cannot bear patience far from his nearness
ولستُ أُطيقُ الصَّبرَ عن سيِدٍ إذا
بَدَا لي فكلُّ ما أرومُه لي يَبدُو
And I cannot bear patience away from a master, if
He appears before me, all I intend to do becomes clear
ولكن تمَّهل يا فؤادي فإنَّ لِي
أكارِم وَعدٍ منه يعرفُها نَجدُ
But wait, O my heart, for I have
Precious promises from him, known to Najd
لِذاك نجَاحي في مُنانئِي محقَّقٌ
إذا رَضيَ المولَى فقَد نجَح العَبدُ
Through that my success in my goals is certain
If the Master is pleased, then the servant succeeds
أُكرِّرُ ما قد قلتُه له سابِقا
وقد يَعذب التَّكرَارُ إِن عذُبَ الوردُ
I repeat what I have told him before
Though repetition may be painful, like a rose
كَفاني فخرا أنَّنِي شاعرٌ لِمَن
مآثرُهُ بينَ الورَى ما لها حَدُّ
It suffices me with pride that I am a poet for one
Whose glories in the world are without limit
إذا ما عظيمٌ صالَ يوما بشاعِر
فَصُل بابنِ إبراهيمَ من لا له نِدُّ
If ever a great man befits a poet
Then Al-Tihami, son of Ibrahim, is fit, he who has no equal
هُو الشاعرُ الفردُ الذي شهِدَت لهُ
عدُولُ المعَاني أنهُ الشاعرُ الفردُ
He is the unmatched poet testified by
The experts of meaning to be peerless
