تَمادى اللائِمونَ وَفي فُؤادي

جَوى حُبٍّ يَلِجُّ بِهِ التَمادي

The blamers persist though love's ember

Smolders within me and will not surrender

أَرى الأَهواءَ تُنفِدُها اللَيالي

وَما لِهَوى البَخيلَةِ مِن نَفادِ

Desires expire as nights drag on

But avaricious love knows no being gone

يَبيتُ خَيالُها مِنها بَديلاً

وَيَقرُبُ ذِكرُها عِندَ البِعادِ

Her image remains when she's away

And nearness in thought during parting's sway

لَقَد أَجرى الوَزيرُ إِلى خِلالٍ

مِنَ الخَيراتِ زاكِيَةِ العِدادِ

Indeed the minister opened doors

To bounties overflowing, goodness in stores

تَوَخّى الرِفقَ غَيرَ مُضيعِ حَزمٍ

وَلا مُتَنَكِّبٍ قَصدَ السَدادِ

Gentleness he sought, prudence as well,

Neither dissolves, nor transgresses to rebel

وَلَمّا دَبَّرَ الدُنيا اِستَعاضَت

جَوانِبُها الصَلاحَ مِنَ الفَسادِ

And when he managed worldly affairs

Righteousness replaced immorality's snares

تُحَلُّ بِذِكرِهِ عُقَدُ النَواحي

وَتُفتَحُ بِاِسمِهِ أَقصى البِلادِ

The regions' knots are loosened at his name

Far lands open up when he's proclaimed

إِذا أَمضى عَزيمَتَهُ لِخَطبٍ

كَفاهُ العَفوُ دونَ الإِجتِهادِ

When he's resolute despite ordeals endured

Grace suffices, no need to over-venture

سَأَشكُرُ مِن عُبَيدِ اللَهِ نُعمى

تَقَدَّمَ عائِدٌ مِنها وَبادِ

Of God's blessings I'll give thanks as due

Some may leave, but many accrue

إِذا أَبَتِ الحُقوقَ نُفوسُ قَومٍ

وَمَلّوا رَجعَ واجِبِها المُعادِ

When people refuse rights binding them

And wish to turn away from what lies ahead

تَقَدَّمَ قِدمَةَ القِدحِ المُعَلّى

وَزادَ زِيادَةَ الفَرَسِ الجَوادِ

He took the first step, like a noble steed

Or a polished goblet filled up with mead

وَمَن يَأمُل أَبا الحَسَنِ المُرَجّى

يَبِت وَمَرادُهُ خَيرُ المُرادِ

Hope in Abu Hasan will not disappoint

For he grants the best of what one could want

فِداؤُكَ مِن صُروفِ الدَهرِ نَفسي

وَحَظّي مِن طَريفٍ أَو تِلادِ

I'd give my soul to shield him from time's quakes

Or spare him from the slightest heartache

أَتَبعُدُ حاجَتي وَإِلَيكَ قَصدي

بِها وَعَلى عِنايَتِكَ اِعتِقادي

Is my need distant while he's my quest?

I fully trust his care will grant me rest

سَيَكفيني مَقامٌ مِنكَ فيها

حَميدُ الغِبِّ مَحمودُ المَبادي

A stand with him will sufficiently provide

Praise in absence, glory while by his side