وَقَفنا بِحَيثُ العَدلُ مَدَّ رِواقَهُ

وَخَيَّمَ في أَرجائِهِ الجودُ وَالباسُ

We stood where justice had extended its porch,

And generosity and gallantry covered its corners.

وَفَوقَ السَّريرِ ابنُ المُلوكِ مُحَمَّدٌ

تَخِرُّ لَهُ مِن فَرطِ هَيبَتِهِ النَّاسُ

Above the throne was the son of kings, Muhammad,

Before whose awe people bowed down.

فَخامَرَني ما خانَني قَدَمي لَهُ

وَإِن رَدَّ عَنّي نُفرَةَ الجأشِ إِيناسُ

I was gripped by the misstep of my feet before him,

Even though the timidity of my nature held me back.

وَذاكَ مَقامٌ لا نوفِّيهِ حَقَّهُ

إِذا لَم يَنُب فيهِ عَنِ القدَمِ الرَّاسُ

That was a position I could not fully appreciate

If the head did not bow down before the feet.

لَئِن عَثَرَتْ رِجلي فَلَيسَ لِمقْوَلي

عِثارٌ وَكَم زَلَّت أَفاضِلُ أَكياسُ

If my legs stumble, my words have no fault,

And how many honorable men have slipped.

فَأَنتَ الَّذي أَوطأْتَنِي قِمَّةَ السُّرى

فَما ليَ غَيرَ الأَنجُمِ الزُّهرُ جُلّاسُ

You are the one who lifted me to the pinnacle of glory,

So I have none but the bright stars as my bosom friends.