وغيداء يعزى طرفها لكنانةٍ

ومعطفها الميَّاد يعزى إلى النضر

Her cheek is attributed to the redness of the rose

And her garment's blue is attributed to lavender

حمتْ ثغرها عن راشفٍ بلحاظِها

كذاك سيوف الهند تحمي حمى الثغر

Her lips were protected from the one who desires by her veil

Just as Indian swords protect the inviolability of land

كأن جفوني حين تسفح بالبكى

على حبِّها كفُّ المؤيد بالتبر

My eyelids, when tears stream from them

For love of her are like the hand of al-Mu'ayyad in generosity

رعى الله أيام المؤيد إنَّها

ولا برحتْ فينا مواسم للدهر

May God watch over the days of al-Mu'ayyad

Never in our lives have seasons of time ceased

مليك تساوى علمه ونواله

كأنَّهما بحران جاءا على بحر

A king whose knowledge equals his attainment

As though they are two seas that met upon a sea

مليكَ العلى بشراك بالعيد مقبلاً

وبشرى الورى من سحب كفَّيك بالعشر

O supreme king, I give you glad tidings of the approaching feast

And good tidings for all people in the rain from your palms in generosity

وهنئت بالفطر الذي قام ناحراً

عداتك حتَّى أشكل الفطر بالنحر

And I congratulated you on the feast whose sacrifice stood tall

Until your enemies made the feast into slaughter