كم شب في القلب نارا

وصد عني ازورارا

How much youth my heart held as fire

And warded off from me thorns

مهفهف رد بالكأ

س جنح ليلي نهارا

Softly blowing the fragrance of musk

Spreading the wings of night and day

يحكي الغزالة جيدا

ومقلة ونفارا

Telling of a delicate gazelle

With dark eyes and fleeing

يريك بالخطو تيها

وبالرنو إنكسارا

Showing you with steps, her wandering

And with glances, her breaking

يدنو من القلب حبا

وإن تناءى ديارا

Drawing near to the heart in love

Though homelands are far

له جديد عذار

خلعت فيد الذار ا

Having the newness of virginity

Taking off the garment of protection

كم ليلة بت أسقى

من در فيه عقارا

How many nights have I spent watering

From a potion in which there is a remedy

وأجتني الورد غضا

واقطف الجلّنارا

And roses were brought to me fresh

And I plucked narcissus

من وجنة لو رآها

بدر السماء توارى

From a cheek, if the full moon saw it

He would hide away

قد ألَّف الحسن فيها

ماء ير ق ونارا

On it beauty has composed

Water flowing and fire

حتى رأيت بعقد الد

دجى النظيم انتشارا

Until I saw in the necklace of darkness

The string of pearls shining forth

والصبح قد لاح في الشر

ق طالعا واستنارا

And dawn arose in the east

Rising and illuminating

يحكي أبا الفضل وجها

إذا رأى الزوارا

Telling of Abul Fadl’s face

When it sees visitors

الواهب الطرف نهدا

والنّهّد الأبكارا

Bestowing a melting glance

And sighs of virgins

والناحر الكوم عشرا

عشرا لضيف عشارا

And cleaving the heap of musk

For the guest with ambergris

والجاعل الجوّ نقعا

بالسَّابحات مثارا

And making the atmosphere fragrant

With things that give off scent

بحر تخجّل كفا

ه بالعطاء البحارا

A sea that palms would be shy

Of its open-handedness and generosity

تراه وترا وبالبأ

س جحفلا جرارا

You see it and see in overwhelming majesty

A roaring, violent flood

أعز من اعصم الشا

هق الممنَّع جارا

Nobler than the honored elite

The protected and forbidden neighbor

وخير من أخذ المل

ك رأيه واستشارا

And better than the king who took

His opinion and consulted

يعطي بيمناه يمنا

وباليسار يسارا

Giving with his right hand bounty

And with his left favor

كم قد أَقالَ مقلاًّ

من الزمان عثارا

How much indeed he remedied

The woes of time

وسنَّ في الناس عدلا

يطبّق الأقطارا

And established among the people justice

Encompassing all regions

غرس الخلافة يا من

حلا لجان ثمارا

The caliphate he planted, O you who

Bore for people ripe fruits

ويا أجلَّ البرايا

برا وأزكى نجارا

O greatest of creations in righteousness

And most pure carpenter

لولا اقتصاد ثراء

ترى به الإيثارا

If not for thrift of wealth

You would see him preferring others

لما لمحت لجينا

ولا نظرت نفارا

Otherwise I would not have glimpsed for us

Any look or glimpse

بقيت للخلق والده

ر ناهيا أمّارا

He would remain for people an obedient father

And leader restraining

وزاد ربي منا

في عمرك الأعمارا

And may my Lord add for me

To your lifetime more lifetimes