سبحان من خلق الشريف شريفا

وحبا الوجود بجوده تشريفا

Glorious is He who made the noble man noble,

And adorned existence with his generosity and honor,

وبراه كالسيف السنين إذا سطا

ألفيته سيفاً يسل سيوفا

And made him sharp like a sword through the years,

So I found him a sword that unleashes swords,

يقضي ويمضي وهو فذٌّ مفردٌ

لكنه فذٌّ يسود ألوفا

He rules and passes judgments, unique and peerless,

Yet he is peerless, lording over thousands,

كاد الخيانة والخنا ودحاهما

عن مصره ومحا العنا والحيفا

Betrayal and betrayal almost conquered him,

And diverted him from his purpose, but he erased injustice and wrongdoing,

ما زال يحفظ دسته بأمانةٍ

ما بات قط بغيرها مشغوفا

He still keeps his religion faithfully,

Never obsessed with anything else,

حتى إذا نظر الدفاع عن الحمى

أضحى بغير المشرفي ضعيفا

Until when he saw the need to defend the protected,

He readily sacrificed the undeserving and weak,

والحال تطلبه لأقبح طاعةٍ

عمياء تثلم صيتَه المعروفا

And the situation demanded the ugliest obedience,

A blind obedience that blemishes his famous name,

ترك الوزارة واستقال ولم يرد

بعد التقدم أن يظل رديفا

He left the ministry and resigned, no longer wanting,

After promotion, to remain subordinate,

واللَه ما العجب العجاب فراره

عما يشين كماله الموصوفا

By God, his escape is not strange,

From what stains his perfected character,

بل كيف تحتمل النظارة بعده

وتعيش يوماً أو تطيق وقوفا

But how can oversight tolerate life after him,

Or endure standing a day or being present?

سيعيدها واللَهُ عند ظنوننا ال

حسنى بعودتك الفخيمة ريفا

God will return him, we feel certain,

With your glorious return good fortune will thrive,

ويريك يا مولاي سطوة قادرٍ

تخزي الظلوم وتنقذ الملهوفا

And make you witness, my Lord, the power of the Able One,

Who will humiliate the unjust and save the anguished.