أبا الحسين وأنت ال

مليك يُنصِفُ عبدَهْ

O Abul Hussein, you are not

A king who does justice to his servant

ويسمع المدحَ فيه

ولا يُخَسِّسُ رفْدَهْ

And listens to praise of himself

Without devaluing his gift

يا من حبانا به الل

ه كَيْ نكثِّرَ حمْدَهْ

O you whom Allah has blessed us with

That we may multiply our thanks to him

وأُلِّفَتْ في ذراه

من العلا كل فَرْدَهْ

And whom He created in his offspring

Every individual of high status

رأيتُ بالأمسِ ما را

قَ من عَدِيدٍ وعُدَّهْ

I saw yesterday what amazed me

Of much promise and its fulfillment

ومن سياسةِ مُلْكٍ

أصْبحت تهديه قَصدَهْ

And the policy of a kingdom

That guides it to achieve its purpose

ونعمةٍ قد أُتمَّتْ

ونعمةٍ مستجدّهْ

And a blessing that is complete

And a new blessing

ودولةٍ لن يراها

أعداؤها مستردَّهْ

And a state that its enemies

Will never see reversed

فجلَّ ذلك حتى

مثَّلْتُ قدرَك عندَهْ

So all that paused until

I imagined your status before it

فدق كلُّ جليل

لحسن وجهك وَحْدَهْ

And every glorious thing bowed

To the beauty of your face alone

فكيف للعلم والحلْ

م حين تلبس بُرْدَهْ

So how can knowledge and wisdom

When wearing its cloak

بل كيف للدَّها والإرْ

بِ حين تصمِدُ صمْدَه

Or how can lowliness and greatness

When you strengthen its pillar

بل كيف للعفو والجو

د حين تُنْجِزُ وعدَهُ

Or how can pardon and generosity

When you fulfill your promise

بل كيف للحزم والعزْ

مِ حين تُحْكِمُ عَقْدَهْ

Or how can firmness and honor

When you make its knot firm

أنَّى بِنِدِّكَ يا من

لم يخلق اللَّهُ نِدَّهْ

Where is your equal, O you

Whom Allah did not create an equal

ولم يكن قطُّ ضداً

إلا لمن كان ضدَّهْ

And there was never an opposite

Except to one who opposed him

فليعطك الحظُّ ما شا

ء وليكاثِرْكَ جُهْدَهْ

So may fortune grant you what it wills

And multiply your efforts for you

فقد أبى اللَّهُ إلا اعْ

تِلاء مجدِك مجدَهْ

For Allah refused except

To link your glory to His glory

يا من تَحلَّى من السيْ

فِ صفحتيه وقَدَّهْ

O you who adorned himself with the sword

Its blade and its sharp edge

ولو نشاء لقلنا

بل شفرتيه وحَدَّهْ

And if we wished we would say

Rather its two edges

ولو نشاء لقلنا

مَهَزَّهُ وفِرِنْدَهْ

And if we wished we would say

Its ornamented hilt and quillon

وحِلمُهُ عند ذي الحل

م حين يلبس غمده

And his forbearance when the forbearing

Dons its sheath

يا من حكى في المعالي

أباه طُرّاً وجَدَّه

O you who related in supreme traits

His father, excellence and limit

خذها فما زلت تُعْطي

بنَقدةٍ ألفَ نقده

Take them, for you still give

For a dirham, a thousand dirhams

ومن بغى لك سوءاً

فلا تَخَطَّى أشُدَّهْ

And whoever wishes you ill

Will not transgress his utmost

وفي المساعي فكن قَبْ

لَهُ وفي العمر بعْدَهْ

And in your endeavors, accept him

And in your life, after it

فليس يُطْريك مُطْرٍ

على طريق المودَّهْ

For no misfortune makes you stumble

On the path of affection

لكن على كل حالٍ

إذا تَيَمَّمَ رُشْدَهْ

Rather, in any case, when

Prudence wears its attire