دَعَانِي مِن الهَمِّ الدَّفِين دَعَانِيَا

وهاتِ اسقِني كأسَ المَسَرَّةِ صَافِيا

He called me from deep sorrow, he called me,

And bring me a cup of pure joy to drink.

لقد كانَ بدرُ التَّمِ عَنِّي مُحجَبا

والآنَ انظُروهُ مُشرِقا في فُؤادِيا

The full moon was hidden from me,

And now look at it shining in my heart.

أيا شَادِياً يشدُو بأَوصَافِ أَحمدٍ

أَعِدها علَى الأسماعِ حُيِّيتَ شَاديا

O you who sing the praises of Ahmad,

Repeat them to the ears, greetings O singer!

فلِله هاتِيك الشمَائِل والنُهَى

ولله هَاتِيك المَبَادي مَبّاديا

For God's sake, those attributes and taboos,

And for God's sake, those principles, principles!

وأَكرِم بتِلكَ العَبقَريَةِ بينَنا

وأَنعِم بَهاتِيك المَعَالي مَعَاليا

And honor us with that genius among us,

And bless us with those high morals, morals!

وشُكراً لأخلاَقٍ كَزهرِ الرُّبَى وَمِن

نسِيمِ الصَّبَا كانت أرقَّ حَواشيا

And thanks for morals like flowers of meadows, and from

the breeze of morning were the finest margins,

ليَبدُو كُعنوانٍ لِمَا في الكِتاب مِن

كُنوزٍ مِن الأخلاق زادت تَسامِيَا

To appear as a title for what is in the book, of

treasures of morals that increased sublimity,

ويبذُلُ في إرضائِهِم كلَّ جَهدِه

وَفاءً وإخلاَصا لِمَولاَه نَامِيا

And he exerts all his efforts to please them,

Loyalty and sincerity to his Master, growing.

فَقَابلَ ذاك الوفدَ طِبقَ مَشِيئَةٍ

لِمولاَه تَرحِيبا بهِم مُتَمَاديا

So he met that delegation with the fulfillment

of his Master's will, progressively welcoming them.

رأينَا مِن الإخلاَصِ أسمَى ضُرُوبه

ولم نَرَ في الإخلاَصِ هذا التَّفانِيا

We saw the highest forms of sincerity from him,

And we did not see such devotion in sincerity.

وجَازاه مولاَه الأميرُ بِحُبِّه

له دام مولاَنا الأميرُ مُجَازِيا

And his Master the Prince rewarded him with his love

As long as our Master the Prince is rewarding.

فتىً قد كسَاه اللهُ ثَوبَ مَحبَّةٍ

وعِزٍّ وإقبَالٍ مِن الخَلقِ ضَافيا

A young man whom God has clothed in a garment of love,

And honor, and favor from people, abundant.

فيا ابنَ البشِيرِ الشَّهمِ بُشرَاكَ حيثُما

ذُكرتَ يفُوح الذكرُ مِنك غَوَاليا

O son of the noble Basheer, good tidings wherever

You are mentioned, the mention from you smells fragrant.

ومَن كان مَحبُوبا مِن الخَلق كُلِّهِم

يكونُ حَبِيبا عندَ ربِّه غَاليا

And whoever is beloved by all people,

Becomes a dear one with his Lord, precious.

نعمَ قد تَرى بعضَ الوُجوه قَد أُكمِدَت

وحَسبُ الورَى إكمادُ وجهِ أعَادِيا

Yes, you may see some faces frowned,

And people's account is frowning enemies' faces.

فتىً خُلقُه قد فاوحَ الزَّهرَ عِابِقا

وكفَّه جُوداً سَاجِلُ الغيثِ غَادِيا

A young man whose nature exuded fragrant flowers,

And his palm was generous, competing with pouring rain.

لُيونَةُ خُلقٍ في مَضاءِ عَزيمَةٍ

كحَدٍّ وإفرِندٍ لِعَضبٍ يَمَانِيا

Gentleness of nature in the brilliance of determination,

Like Indian blades and Damascene swords of Yemeni make.

كأَنَّ زمَانِي جَاء قُربَه تَائبا

ومُستَغفِرا عمَّا جَنَاه زَمَانيا

It is as if my time has come near in repentance,

And seeking forgiveness for what my time has wronged me.

فدُم للحِجَا والفضلِ والنُّبلِ والنَّدَى

وللأُدبَا طُرّاً ولا سيَما ليا

So greetings to pilgrimage, merit, nobility and dew,

And for literature, a flying horse, especially for you.

أخاً مُخلصاً مِثلِي أخاً لكَ مُخلِصاً

تَزيدُ على مرِّ السِّنين تَآخِيا

A sincere brother like me, a brother for you, sincere,

Increasing over the years, cordiality.