أَرى مِنكَ وَجهَ الصَدِّ لا يَتَغيَّرُ

وَوَصلُكِ هِنداً في الهَوى يَتَعَذَّرُ

I see rejection on your face that does not change

And staying connected to you in love becomes difficult

أُعَلِّلُ نَفسي بِالوَعيدِ لزورَةٍ

ومن دونِها طرفُ الفَتى يَتَحَسَّرُ

I make excuses to myself for Zorah’s threat

While without her the young man’s eye grieves

أَغَرَّكِ هِندٌ جفوة العَينِ لِلبُكا

وَرُؤياكِ من عيني الدِما تَتَحَدَّرُ

Did the coldness of Hinda's eye to crying deceive you

And your vision from my tearful eyes streams down

فَصِرتِ لِقَتلي عامِداً تَتَحَمَّلي

إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو إِنَّهُ مِنكِ أَقدَرُ

So you have become intent on killing me, undertaking

To Allah I complain, indeed it is mightier than you

لَأَلقى امرءاً خِلُّ المَكارِمِ وَالنَدى

وَحَسبيَ في خَيرِ امرىءٍ حينَ يَذكُرُ

I will meet a man deficient of perfection and grace

And it suffices me the goodness of a man when he remembers

بِقَصدِ المهيّا فزت بِالخَيرِ وَالرَضا

وَما زالَ مَن يَرجوهُ بِالبِرِّ يَظفَرُ

With the intention of the aspired I excelled in goodness and consent

And he who hopes for it with righteousness always succeeds

فَلِلَّهِ دَرُّ السَيِّدِ بن مُفَرِّجٍ

فَتىً فاضِلٌ حُلوُ الشَمائِلِ خَيِّرُ

So the worth of the master ibn Mufarraj

A noble young man, beautiful traits, most virtuous

عَجِبتُ لِفَضلٍ فيهِ لَمّا رأَيتُهُ

وَما زِلتُ في أَفعالِهِ أَتَفَكَّرُ

I wondered at the virtue in him when I saw him

And I did not cease to ponder his deeds

لَهُ هِمَّة تَعلو عَلى كُلِّ هِمَّةٍ

وَرأيٌ حَصيفُ في الأُمورِ مُدَبِّرُ

He has an ambition that rises above any ambition

And wise opinion in matters, well-considered

مُقيمٌ لأهلِ القَصدِ بِالبَذلِ لِلعَطا

فِمِن وارِدٍ يَرجو وآخر يَصدُرِ

Establishing the people of moderation by giving generously

So some come hoping while others depart

يَرى أَنَّ مَن والاهُ أَعظَم مِنَّةً

إِذا جاءهُ بِالقاصِدينَ مُبَشِّرُ

He sees that one who befriends him has done greater favor

When the aspiring ones come to him bearing good news

وَإِنّي لأَدري أَنَّ في القَصدِ نَحوَهُ

بُلوغَ الرِضا فيما أُحِبُّ وَأُثِرُ

And I know that in aspiring towards him

Is achieving consent in what I love and prefer

رِضىً كامِل لِلفَضلِ وَالدينِ وَالسَخا

وَأَصلٌ بِهِ أَصلُ المَناقِبِ يَفخَرُ

Complete consent to merit, religion and generosity

And through it the origin of glories to be proud of

أَماطَت يَداهُ الفَقر بِالجودِ وَالنَدى

وَقارَنه في النَيل من كان يَقتُرُ

His hands removed poverty through munificence and grace

And he attained the heights from which others fall short

إِذا رامَ راجٍ قَصدَهُ وَهوَ مُعدَمٌ

فَلا مطله يَخشى وَلا الرَد يَحذَرُ

When an aspirant sought him while destitute

No delay he fears, nor refusal he worries about

أَلفَت النَدى يأَبى الجَديد وَلَم تَزَل

أَحاديثك الحُسنى مَدى الدَهرِ تَنشُرُ

Grace has accustomed him, he refuses the novelties

And your goodly tales ceaselessly spread forever

هَنيئاً لك العيد الَّذي أَنت عيده

وَلا زالَت الأَعياد عندك تَكثُرُ

Congratulations on the feast which you are its feast

And the feasts do not cease to multiply with you

وَقابل فيهِ السَعدُ وَاليمن وَالرِضا

وَكل الَّذي تَرجوه سَهلٌ مُيَسَّرُ

In it met happiness, prosperity and consent

And all that you hope for is smooth and facilitated