طوبى لِمن قد عمّدتهُ الضّادُ

فسرا ضَويًّا نجمُهُ وقّادُ

Blessed is he who the letter “Dha” has baptized

So his star shone brightly and led the way

صعدَتْ به مبهورةً وبها صعَدْ

والصّاعِدون إلى العُلا رُوّادُ

It ascended with him dazzled, and with it he ascended

And those ascending to the heights are pioneers

حقنَ القصيدةَ من عذيبِ بيانه

فتموْسقتْ وبها شَدا الإنشادُ

He quenched the poem with the agony of his rhetoric

So it was well-arranged and singing captivated it

قد ردّها عربيةً سلطيُّنا

بحياضِها يتزاحمُ الوُرّادُ

Our Sultan has restored it to pure Arabness

In its meadows, the visitors throng

أسْقى القوافي من نميرِ بديعهِ

من شعرهِ قد أبرقَ الإرعادُ

He quenched the rhymes with the radiance of his originality

From his poetry, lightning has flashed

إنّ الذينَ تشعْوروا صِنو الغُثا

مهما تجمهرَ حولَهم أعْدادُ

Those who wrapped themselves in the torrent’s protection

No matter how many enemies gather around them

لا يُرتجى مِن مُقفرٍ حصدَ النّدى

فاللاثمون لُمى النّدى مِدّادُ

No dew harvest is hoped for from arid land

So the silent are deprived of the ink of dew

قُلْ للمليحةِ أنْ تُداري وجهها

وتصومَ سمعًا عن هُرا من حادوا

Say to the beauty to shun her face

And fast hearing from the confused chatter

لا غرْمَ إن نقضوا الصّلاة وأسْرفوا

لا بدّ ثمّةَ نُسَّكٌ عُبّادُ

No matter if they broke their prayers and sinned

There must be devotees there

قُل للمليحةِ أنْ تديم خِمارَها

حسْبُ الصلاةِ عليُّها وزياد

Say to the beauty to keep her veil

The prayer for her is enough and more