إنّ الأميرَ المُعلَّى في مَعالِيه

أَدَقَّ حَظَّي وقد جلَّت أياديِه

Indeed the prince in his lofty heights

Has granted me the finest fortune, his hands now glorious,

فَرُحْتُ كالطائرِ اسُتلَّت قَوادِمُه

وليسَ تعلو به ضُعفاً خَوافِيه

I rejoiced like a bird whose ties were loosed,

Yet no weakness shadows his towering qualities.

لقد عفا شَطرُ رسمي من مَكارمِه

وليسَ يُعجِزه إصلاحُ عَافيهِ

Thanks to his generosity half my fate is mended,

Nor does healing his subjects tax his powers.

إن البِناءَ إذا ما انهدَّ جانبُه

لم يأمَنِ الناسُ أن يَنهدَّ باقِيه

When a building's side collapses

None feel safe, fearing the rest will follow.