يأيها المَلِك الْمُصَفَّى جوهراً

والممطِرُ الإنعامَ والإفضالا

O king, refined in your very essence,

you who rain down favors and largesse,

صلَّى عليكَ اللّهُ مِن مُتَأَمِّرٍ

ملأَ المعالِي حِكمةً وفَعَالاَ

may God bless you, sovereign that you are,

who filled the heights of glory with wisdom and deeds.

حتى لقد طُلْتَ النجومَ تَسامِيا

وفضحتَ أَبكارَ السحابِ نَوالا

Soaring high, you have outstripped the stars

and shamed the virgin clouds in bounty.

ولقد نهضتَ إلى العلا فحويتَ ما

قد كان أَعيا معشرا ورِجالا

You rose toward the heights and gathered all

that had defeated companies and men.

وطلعتَ مَعْ شمسِ الضحى لعيوننا

شمساً ولُحْت مع الهلالِ هِلالا

You rose beside the morning sun, and to our eyes

were a sun; beside the crescent, you gleamed a crescent.

حاشاكَ مِن وعدٍ يَمُدُّك نحوَه

كرمُ الطباعِ فيْستردُّ مِطالا

Far be it from you to make a promise toward which

your native generosity draws you, then retract it through delay.

فالجُود ليس بمستطاب طعمُه

إلا إذا لم يُتعب السُّؤَّالا

For generosity’s taste is not sweet

unless it leaves petitioners unwearied.

إني سأَشغَل بالمَناقبِ فِكْرتي

حتى أَمدَّ لها عليك ظِلالا

I shall occupy my thought with your virtues

until I spread their shadows over you.

تحسِينُ حالِكَ بالقوافي همّتي

ما عشتُ فاغْدُ مُحَسِّناً لي حالا

To improve your standing through rhymed verse is my concern;

so while I live, be one who improves my condition.