لَمّا اِستَعَنتُ عَلى الخُطوبِ بِصالِحٍ
سَلَكَت هَواديها التَريقَ الأَمثَلا
When I sought help against adversities through the righteous,
Its paths led to the best outcome.
تَقِفُ المَوالي حَجرَتَيهِ فَإِن غَدا
أَغدى أُسوداً ما تُرامُ وَأَشبُلا
Stop at its two chambers, for if tomorrow comes,
It comes as mighty lions and cubs.
نَسَحَ الخَليفَةَ ذائِداً عَن مُلكِهِ
وَكَفى الخِلافَةَ ما أَهَمَّ وَأَعضَلا
It drove the Caliph away from his kingdom,
And sufficed the Caliphate what worried and busied it.
سَيفٌ عَلى أَعدائِهِ لا تَنجَلي
ظُلَمُ الخُطوبِ السودِ حَتّى يُجتَلى
A sword against its enemies does not sheathe,
The darkness of black adversities until it is fought off.
تَثني بَوادِرَهُ الأَناةُ وَرُبَّما
سارَت عَزيمَتُهُ فَكانَت جَحفَلا
Its early beginnings are bent by deliberation, and sometimes
Its resolve moves on and becomes impetuous.
خِرقٌ سَمَت أَخلاقُهُ فَتَرَفَّعَت
وَأَضاءَ رَونَقُ وَجهِهِ فَتَهَلَّلا
The rents have reached its nature, so it rose high,
And the splendor of its face radiated and glanced.
لا تَثلِمُ الأَطماعُ فيهِ وَلا يُرى
بَينَ الخِيانَةِ وَالعَفافِ مُمَيَّلا
No blemishes in it, nor can one see
In it any inclination between betrayal and chastity.
صَحَّت مَذاهِبُهُ فَآضَ مُهَذَّباً
كَالكَوكَبِ الدُرِيِّ أَشرَقَ وَاِعتَلى
Its doctrines prevailed, so it flowed refined
Like a shining star, it rose and reached the apex.
وَحَليفُ جودٍ لا يَرى أَن يَغتَدي
مُتَكَنِّياً بِالفَضلِ حَتّى يُفضِلا
And a loyal ally who does not see to transgress,
Boasting of generosity until he excels.
يا واحِدَ الكَرَمِ الَّذي ضَمِنَت لَهُ
أَفعالُهُ دَرَكَ المَكارِمِ وَالعُلا
O One of perfect generosity, whom his acts
Have attained the utmost generosity and sublimity!
إِنَّ الخَليفَةَ لَيسَ يَرقُبُ بِالَّذي
طالَبتُ إِلّا أَن تَقولَ فَيَفعَلا
Indeed, the Caliph only seeks through what
I requested that you say, “So shall it be done!”
