دام عَلاءُ العِمادْ

فَهْو رَجاءُ العِبادْ

The pillar of faith, Ala, remains,

So he is the hope of worshippers.

دام لنا طالِعاً

فهْو ضِياءُ البِلاد

As long as he rises for us,

He is the illumination of countries.

عِمادُ دِينٍ له

على تُقاه اعْتِماد

The pillar of a religion for him

Is to depend on his piety.

فَحُبُّه سُنّهٌ

والمَيْلُ عنْهُ ارتِداد

So loving him is Sunnah,

And leaning away from him is apostasy.

ليس لدِينِ الهُدى

إلاّ بهِ الاعْتِضاد

There is no true religion

Except through his support.

ولا يعَاديهِ مَن

صَحّ لَه الاعتِقاد

And none who believes rightly

Would oppose him.

أوحَدُ في دولةٍ

مُشْتَهِرُ الاتّحِاد

Unique in a state

Of widespread unity.

مُنْفَردٌ بالعُلا

والمَجدِ أيَّ انِفراد

Singular in glory

And excellence, what glory!

وعارِضٌ كفُّه

كعارِضٍ حينَ جاد

An opponent whose palm

Is like one who is generous when he gives.

بُروقُه للعِدا

بِيضُ السّيوفِ الحِداد

His lightnings for the enemy

Are the bare, polished swords.

وسَيْلُه سَيْبُه ال

فيّاضُ في كلِّ ناد

And his flood overflows

Every stream.

فالمَجْدُ لم يَحْوِهِ

غَيرُ شجاعٍ جَواد

Glory did not encompass him

Other than a brave, generous man.

له يَدٌ لم تَزلْ

تَصْدُرُ منها أياد

He has a hand that has not ceased

To issue great favours.

عادتُه أنّه

إنْ بدأ العُرفَ عاد

His custom is that

If the honorable start, he returns.

قبلَ خُلُوِّ الدّيارِ

ساس لعَمْري وساد

Before the lands were empty

He laid its foundation and pillow.

فاليومَ لا غَرْوَ إن

ألْقَوا إليه المَقاد

So today there is no wonder

If they gave him leadership.

حامٍ حِمَى دولةٍ

يُحِسنُ عنها الذِّياد

Guarding a state

Who treats it kindly.

صَدْرُ الورى صَدْرُها

وهُو لَهُ كالفُؤاد

Its chest is his chest

And he is to it like a heart.

مُهَوِّنٌ عَزْمُهُ

عنها الخُطوبَ الشِّداد

His determination

Alleviates its harsh afflictions for it.

طَوْراً جِدالٌ له

عنها وطَوراً جِلاد

Sometimes he contends for it

And other times he fights for it.

أقلامُه دونَها

تَجمَعُ شَمْلَ الصِّعاد

His pens without it

Gather the scattered summits.

والبِيضَ مُذَروِبَةٍ

والخيلَ قُودَ الهَواد

And the whites of drawn swords

And the steeds of the valley.

والسُّمْرَ محمولةً

فوق نواصي الجِياد

And the brown hilts

Borne on the forelocks of steeds.

تُصبِح من خَوفِه

دائمةَ الارْتِعاد

From fear of him they awake

Constantly quaking.

تُمِدُّ راياتِهمُ

آراؤه بالسَّداد

His opinions guide them

Rightly to the path of guidance.

بهِنَّ يَهدِيهمُ

إلى سَبيلِ الرَّشاد

An opponent of two armies

Of strong leadership.

عارِضُ جيشَيْنِ لل

مُلْكِ شَدِيدَيْ قِياد

An army and opinion with him

Defeats the troops of enemies.

جيشٌ ورأْيٌ بهِ

يَهزِمُ جُنْدَ الأعاد

If heads become ripe

He reaps them in harvest.

إنْ أَينعَتْ أَرؤُسٌ

جَدَّلها في الحَصاد

O you who benefited the land

With your rising, what benefit!

يا مَن أَفاد الورى

مَطلَعُه ما أَفاد

Your wealth enriched them

Beyond equipment or supplies.

يُمْنُك أَغناهُمُ

عن عُدَّةٍ أَو عَتاد

So the army is a virtue, then,

For the kingdom on the day of plunder.

فالجيشُ فَضْلٌ إذن

للمُلْكِ يَومَ الطِّراد

O you whose opinion

Is relied on in difficulties!

يا مَن إلى رأْيِهِ

في النُّوَبِ الاستناد

And whose plains

Are accustomed to generosity.

ومَن بساحاتِه

للكَرمِ الارتياد

A face whose water

Quenches every thirsty one.

وجْهٌ تَرَى ماءَهُ

يَرْوِى به كلَّ صاد

And speech whose beauty

Increases with debate.

ومَنْطِقٌ حُسْنُه

يَزيدُ بالانتِقاد

And manner that resembled

A drink of fresh, cool water.

وشِيمةٌ أَشْبَهَتْ

شَرْبَةَ عَذْبٍ بِراد

From it affection for him

Is implanted in each loving heart.

يُغْرَسُ منها له

في كلِّ قلبٍ وِداد

So each word of his

Is appreciated for its beauty.

فكُلُّ لفْظٍ له

من حُسنِه يُستَعاد

And each meaning of his

Is admired for its artistry.

وكُلُّ معنىً له

في فَنِّه يُستَجاد

And every blessing that came

To be obtained from his palm.

وكلُّ نُعمَى غَدتْ

من كَفّه تُستَفاد

The eyes of his enviers

Are reddened with wakefulness.

عُيونُ حُسّاده

مكحولةٌ بالسُّهاد

As if their eyelids

Are their shields against spears.

كأنّ أَجفانَهم

أَهدابُها من قَتاد

He is the resolute one

Who subdues the stubborn people.

هو الهُمامُ الّذي

يُرغِمُ أَهل العِناد

Fulfilling covenants in peace

And frightening in calamity and arms.

في السِّلْمِ وافيِ القِرى

والرَّوْعِ وارِي الزِّناد

Of generous character whose mention

Is praised by every praiser.

ذو كرمٍ ذِكْرُه

يَحْدو به كلُّ حاد

The paths to his patrons

Are blocked to the stingy.

لطُرْقِ وُرَّادِه

بالصّادرين انسِداد

But his purpose cannot be prevented,

Only almost.

وليس عن قَصْدِه

تَمْنَعُ لكنْ تَكاد

He destroys his wealth

For the sake of glory built.

يَهدِمُ أَموالَه

من أَجلِ مجدٍ يُشاد

The palms of the people thereby

Become full after emptiness.

تُمْسِي أُكُفُّ الورى

من حاضرٍ بعد باد

As if they are springs

And the irrigation from them is slumber.

كأنّها أَعيُنٌ

والرِّفدُ منها الرُّقاد

His structure with bricks

Makes the inanimate speak.

بنانُه بالْلُها

مُستنطِقاتُ الجمَاد

There is no deviation

From his path by the praise of people.

ما لثَناءِ الورى

عن نَهْجِه من حِياد

It picks him out with dew

While praise is the game that is hunted.

يَقْنِصُه بالنّدى

والحَمْدُ وحْشٌ يُصاد

Below you, a carriage

That every singer travels.

دونَك سَيّارةً

يَشْدو بها كلُّ شاد

Whose proud verses

Are repeated until the return.

غَرّاءَ أَبياتُها

تُعادُ حتّى المَعاد

From its circulation there wafts

Its narrators in every assembly.

يَعبِقُ من نَشْرِها

رُواتُها كُلُّ ناد

One who is generous must necessarily

Be praised by one who is skilled.

لا بُدّ مَن جاد أَن

يَمدحَهُ مَن أَجاد

And the sword of glory has none

But the poems of maidens.

وما لسَيْفِ العُلا

إلاَّ القوافي نِجاد

The markets of our poems

Have exaggerated in loss.

أَسواقُ أَشعارِنا

قد أَسْرفَتْ في الكساد

So be angry with us angrily

To fertilize that which is desired.

فاغْضَبْ لنا غَضْبةً

يُخصِبُ منها المَراد

And be pleased to visit us

After distance.

واسعَدْ بزَوْرٍ دنا

إليك بعد البِعاد

For us to become accustomed

To return each year.

في كُلِّ عامٍ لنا

للعَوْدِ فيه اعْتياد

The pillar of guidance visited,

So his success is increasing.

زار عِمادُ الهدَى

فيُمْنُه في ازْدياد

A month glories for you

In your pride of custom.

يَهْنيك شَهْرٌ له

من فَخْرِك الاعتِياد

And his happiness took him

To it, what a taking!

واقْتاده سَعْدُهُ

إليه أَيَّ اقْتِياد

A noble month for it

The scent of bliss and meadows.

شَهْرٌ شَريفٌ له

رائحُ سَعْدٍ وغَاد

Its day silencing

From food for devotion.

نَهارُه مُلْجِمٌ

للنُسكِ عن أَكْلِ زاد

And its night whitening the people

After mourning.

وليلُه للورى

بُيِّضَ بعد الحِداد

Its lantern was taught

To light from your mind.

عُلِّمَ مِصْباحُه

من ذِهْنِك الاتِّقاد

The abundant light

Upon lowlands and swamps.

كَثْرةُ نوارهِ

على الرُّبا والوِهاد

It scrubbed its garment

So it has no blackness.

قد رحَضَتْ ثَوْبَه

فما بهِ مِن سَواد

Thus the sins of the people

Are erased like erasing ink.

كذا خطايا الورى

تَمْحو كمَحْو المِداد

So remain for its like

What fate has repeated.

فابْقَ لأمثاله

ما كَرَّ حَوْلٌ مُعاد

Its days will come to you

In power, constantly.

تَأتيكَ أَيّامُها

في العِزِّ ذاتَ اطِّراد

In blessings that meet

Returning with parting.

في نِعَمٍ تَلْتَقي

عوائدٌ مَعْ بَواد

And a state whose life

Has no end.

ودولةٍ عُمْرُها

ما لمَداهُ نَفاد

Lofty in its shade

Attaining the ultimate desire.

عَلياءَ في ظِلِّها

تُدْرِكُ أَقصَى المُراد