رمتْك الليالي بأرزائها

ولم تعتمدْك ولم تعلمِ

The nights have cast their shadows upon you,

Yet they did not rely on you, nor did they know.

فلمّا درت أن أحداثَها

عَظُمن على غير مستعظِم

When they realized their events

Had become too great for the insignificant,

وأنّ مَخاذِمَها نازَلتْكَ

فلاقتكَ أمضَى من المِخْذَمِ

And their disasters had befallen you,

They found you firmer than granite,

وأجلدَ في الرّزء مِنْ خَطْبها

وأشجَعَ في الرَّوع من ضَيْغم

And more courageous in adversity than a lion,

They returned their harm as a favor to you,

أعادتْ إساءتَها مِنّةً

لديك مجلَّلة الأنعُم

Adorned with bounties.

And they gave you manifold what they had taken,

وأعطتْك أضعافَ ما أفقدتْكَ

وجاءتْك في زِيِّ مستسلمِ

And came to you in the guise of one submitting.

They did not betray you; rather their betrayal

وما غدرتْ بك بل غدرُها

بمُهجتها وهيَ لم تَفهَمِ

Was of their own temperament, which did not understand.

Rejoice, O full moon of the horizon,

ليهنِك يا بدرَ أفقِ العُلا

وِلادةُ شمسك للأنجم

The birth of your sun among the stars,

It came to you, better than one who offers condolences

أتتك به خيرَ من يَعتزي

لمجد وأكرمَ من يَنتمي

For glory, and more honorable than one who belongs.

It adorns the heights and spreads the dew,

يزينُ العُلا ويَبثّ النَّدَى

ويجلو سوادَ الدّجى المظلمِ

And clears the darkness of the gloomy night.

You have congratulated it at the rising of the two lucky ones,

فهنّيتَه مَطَلَع الفَرقَدَين

ومُلِّيتَه مدّةَ الأزلَمِ

And filled it for the duration of misfortunes.

You still remain in the honor of favors,

ولا زلت في شرف المكرمات

مكانَ السِّوار من المِعصَم

The place of the bracelet on the wrist.

I repay you with praise before deeds,

أكافيكَ بالمدح قبلَ الفعال

على ودّك الأطيب الأكرم

For your most gracious and kindest affection.