صنعٌ جميلٌ جَلَّ عن أن يُوصَفا

نالَ الوُجودُ بهِ كمالاً واكتفى

A noble deed, too lofty to describe,

Through which existence gained perfection and sufficed.

هي بيعةٌ أحيا الإلهُ بها الورى

وحمى بها دينَ النيبِّ المُصطفى

A pledge by which God gave life to the world,

And protected the religion of the Chosen Prophet.

سبقت قُلُوبُ الخلقِ أيديهم بها

ورجا زمانُهُمُ بها أن يُسعَفا

The hearts of people preceded their hands in pledging it,

And their time hoped to be helped by it.

كل يمدُّ يدَ الضراعةِ راغباً

في نيلها مسترحماً مستعطفا

All extended their hands earnestly,

Seeking to attain it, pleading and beseeching.

جمعت صلاحَ الدينِ والدنيا معاً

وغدا بها شملُ العُلا متألفا

It united the integrity of Saladin and the world,

And through it the bond of the exalted became harmonious.

ما من تقيٍّ مؤمنٍ إلا وقد

سرَّت لَهُ نفساً وهزَّت معطفا

No pious, believing soul but was

Pleased by it, and moved to a noble resolve.

لبى مناديها بقلبٍ مخلصٍ

متبرِّكا بحضورها مستشرفا

Each answered its call with a sincere heart,

Sanctifying its presence, aspiring and hopeful.

أنست مآثرهُ مآثرَ يعربٍ

وسمت بقيسٍ في العلاءِ وخندفا

Its glories eclipsed the deeds of pre-Islamic poets,

And surpassed the tales of Qais and Khandafa.

فتَّ المدائحَ فالبليغُ مقصِّرٌ

ولو آنَّهُ نظمَ الكواكِبَ أحرُفا

Eulogies fall short, though the eloquent exhaust language,

Even if he strung the stars into letters.

لازلتَ بالملأ العليِّ مؤيَّداً

ولصرف دهرِكَ كيفَ شِئتَ مُصَرِّفا

You remain supported by the Most High,

And turn the times however you wish, O Turner of affairs!