حَظٌّ مِنَ النَصرِ وَالتَأييدِ مُعتادُ

وَرُتبَةٌ في العُلا وَالمَجدِ تَزدادُ

A customary share of victory and support,

And a rank in loftiness and glory that ever rises,

وَنِعمَةٌ في قَرارِ العِزِّ خالِدَةً

وَكَوكَبٌ في سَماءِ الفَخرِ وَقّادُ

And a blessing abiding in honor’s firm abode,

And a blazing star in the sky of pride,

وَدَولَةٌ لِأَمينِ الدَولَةِ اِشتَبَهَت

أَيّامُها بِحُلاها فَهيَ أَندادُ

And Amīn al-Dawla’s realm, whose days resemble one another—

In all their adornments, they are peers.

كُلٌّ يُهَنّي بِيَومِ العيدِ صاحِبَهُ

لِأَنَّ أَعيادَهُم في الدَهرِ أَفرادُ

Each man congratulates his companion on the day of Eid,

For their Eids, through the ages, are isolated occasions.

وَلا أَخُصُّ لَهُ يَوماً بِتَهنِئَةٍ

أَيّامُهُ كُلُّها لِلناسِ أَعيادُ

But I single out no day on which to congratulate him:

All his days are Eids for the people.