بروحي ممنوع اللقا غير أنني

واصل بالتنجيم والفكر شكله

My soul is forbidden from meeting anyone else, yet

I continue connecting in thought and spirit to his form

وأقسم من خدّيه والثغر بالضحى

وبالفجر أبصرت في العصر مثله

I swear by his cheeks and smile in the morning

And by the dawn I saw his likeness in the evening

وما أبصرت عيناي من وارث العلى

كناصر دين الله يبسط فضله

My eyes have not seen an heir to glory

Like the supporter of God's faith spreading his bounty

أميراً إذا قابلت وصفاً ونسبة

ترى الفضل مأثور الصفات ونجله

A prince, if you describe and trace his lineage

You see glorious traits passed down through his house

ترى عمريّ المنتمى عدويه

ففيه المعالي تتبع الفرع أصله

You see my lifetime pledged to serve him

For in him is nobility following the branch to its root

أمولاي إن أهلتني لعنايةٍ

فما زلت بالمعروف والشكر أهله

My patron, if you make me worthy of your care

Then I persist in kindness and gratitude to the deserving

فديناك من أصلٍ ببطحاء مكةٍ

وفرعاً على الأقطار قد مدّ ظله

For your faith stems from Mecca's valley

And branches across lands spreading its shade