إِن الحَكيمين قَد فازا بِمَدِحِهما

أَهل المَديح بِتَلويح وَتَصريح

The two wise men have won praise for themselves,

People of praise through hints and explicitness.

وَالبُحتُريُّ إِمام الشعر قَد بلَغت

أَشعارَهُ رُتَباً تَسمو عَلى يوح

And al-Buhturi, the master poet, his

Poetry has reached heights flying above inspiration.

لِأَن تَأَخر مَدحي عَن مَدائحهم

فَكُلُ مَن مَدَحوهُ دُون مَمدوحي

Because my praise came after their praises

So all who praised him are less than my praised one

مِن ذاتِهِ كَوّنت لُطفاً فَجثَتَهُ

إِذا بصرت بِها روح عَلى روح

From his essence I formed kindness, so I bowed down

When I saw it, my soul above a soul.

أَقضى قُضاة الوَرى مِن عَمَّ نائِلُهُ

حَيّاً وَمَيتاً قَضى بِالعَهد مِن نوح

The greatest of judges in the world, for he attained

In life and death, he judged by the covenant of Noah.

أَخلاقُهُ غُررٌ آثارُهُ سَيرٌ

أَلفاظُهُ دُرَرٌ في سِلك تَوضيح

His morals are gems, his traces are methods,

His words are pearls in a string of elucidation.

إِن رُمت أَذكُر شَيئاً مِن مَآثره

فَشَرحُهُ بِلِساني غَير مَشروح

If I wanted to mention something of his achievements

Explaining it with my tongue is not explained.