رعى الله عيشاً نِعمنا به

ملَياً وصرف النوى غافل

May Allah bless a life we enjoy,

Filled with ease as worries pass by unnoticed,

أمانٍ تُقضّى ولا غُصَّة

ووصل يُرَجّى ولا شاغل

With safety guaranteed and no distress,

A hoped-for union with no distraction,

ونعلو على الناس فيما نقول

وكلٌ له سامعٌ قابل

We rise above people in what we say,

And all listen receptively,

ولم نكُ نجهل ريبَ الزمان

وأنَّ المقيمَ به راحل

We were not ignorant of the whims of fate,

That the one who stays will depart,

وأحسنُ ما كنت مغرىّ به

وصالُ فتىً خيرُهُ واصل

The best I was tempted by,

Was the union of a youth whose goodness was ever-present,

فلما نأى أخملتني الخطوبُ

لمُن قَدرُه بالحيا خامل

But when he went away, misfortunes weighed heavy on me,

For one whose worth mixed with life lies dormant,

بعدت أين يحى فلم يحى لي

لبُعدك جاهٌ ولا نائل

I wondered where Yahya was, but he did not live for me,

Without you, one of stature yet unable to attain,

وكنتُ ذخرتُك لي عدَّةً

ليشملني فضلك الشامل

I had hoped you would be a reserve for me,

With your all-encompassing grace to envelop me,

وقلت إذا مُتُ فهو الوصيُّ

على مَن أخلِّفُ والكافل

And said if I die, he is the guardian,

For those I leave behind and their provider,

فكيف احتيالي ومن دون ما

ترجَّيتُه قدَرٌ حائل

So how could I strategize when without what,

I had hoped for, a determining fate intervened,

فيا أيها الصدرُ قاضي القضاة

ومن طَول إحسانه طائل

Oh you, the wise judge of judges,

With enduring benevolence that towers,

تملَّ بما حُزتَ من رفعةٍ

نعيمُكَ في ذيلها رافل

Be content with the elevation you have attained,

Its eternal bliss trails behind it,

حباك إمامُ البرايا بها

وكمَّلها جودُه الكامل

The leader of all creation has loved you for it,

And completed it with his perfect generosity,

إمامٌ هُمامُ جوادٌ رضيّ

كريمُ النَّثا عالمٌ عامل

A resolute, generous, pleased leader,

Noble, worldly and just ruler,

يسوس العبادَ ويُحيي البلادَ

حكمُ سياسته العادل

Who governs the people and revives the lands,

His fair policies have authority,

له سطوات يُذبنَ الصَّفا

ويرهبها الأسدُ الباسل

With powers that subdue lofty minds,

And the mighty lion intimidates them,

وكفٌ إذا هطلت باللُّهى

تضاءل منها الحيا الهاطل

A hand, if it is open-handed with gifts,

The pouring rain is humbled by it,

فدامَ ودامت له دولةٌ

يصول بعزِّتها الدائل

May his rule last and his state endure,

Raging with its overpowering majesty,

تُوايل منها ملوكُ الزمانِ

ويرجو نوافلها الآمل

Kings of the age inherit it one after another,

And the aspirant hopes for its surplus,