فَخرُ الوَرَى حَيدَرِيٌّ عَمَّ نائِلُهُ
نَجمُ السُّهَى فَلَكِيَّاتٌ مَرَاتِبهُ
The pride of humankind, a Ḥaydarī—his bounty has embraced all.
The Suhā-star—celestial are his ranks.
لَيثُ الثَّرَى قَبَسٌ تَهمِي أَنَامِلُهُ
بَدرُ البَهَا أُفُقٌ تَبدُو كَوَاكِبُهُ
A lion upon the earth, a flame; his fingertips rain down largesse.
The full moon of splendor, a horizon where his stars shine forth.
سَامِي الذَرَى صَاعِدٌ تُخشَى نَوَازِلُهُ
طَودُ النُّهَى عِندَ بَيتِ المَالِ صَاحِبُهُ
Lofty over the summits, ever ascending; his descending blows are feared.
A mountain of wisdom; at his side, the public treasury is his companion.
طِبُّ القِرَى كَفُّ يُمنِ الدَّهرِ كَاهِلُهُ
رَوضٌ زَهَا مَنهَلٌ طَابَت مَشَارِبُهُ
Master of hospitality; his shoulder is the hand of Time’s good fortune.
A garden flourishing, a spring whose draughts have grown sweet.
بَحرٌ جَرَى عَلقَمِيٌّ مُجَّ عَاسِلُهُ
مُعطِي اللّهَى نَبَوِيَّاتٌ مَنَاقِبُهُ
A flowing sea, ʿAlqamī-bitter—whoever sought its honey was spat out.
Bestower of lavish gifts—Prophetic are his virtues.
مَقنَى الثَّرَى فَاضِلٌ عَمَّت فَوَاضِلُهُ
دَهرٌ دَهَا قَدَرٌ دَارَت نَوَائِبُهُ
Earth’s treasured possession, a man of excellence whose benefactions embraced all.
My time smote him; my fate’s calamities came wheeling upon him.
Sol 5.6