تنبّهَ حظّي بعدَ طولِ مَنامِ

بخَيْرِ مليكٍ وابن خير إمامِ

My fortune awoke after a long sleep

With the goodness of a righteous king and the son of a virtuous imam

وردتُ النّميرَ العَذْبَ من سوح أحمدٍ

على ظمإٍ منّي لَهُ وأَوامِ

I returned to the sweet Nimr from the meadows of Ahmed

To my thirst for him and my hopes

فَنِلتُ به رُمحَ السِّماكِ مصاعداً

وطَنّبتُ فوقَ الْفَرقدين خيامي

I attained by it the height of glory ascending

And pitched my tent above the two temples

ورحتُ بعَينٍ بالأماني قَريرةٍ

ولاقيتُ مِنهُ الحادِثات بِلاَمِ

And went with a delighted eye and wishes

And met from him events without blame

أمنتً مَرامِي الحادثات بظلِّهِ

ونلتُ مِنَ المرْمَى البعيدِ مَرامي

I secured my hopes for the events in his shade

And attained from the distant goal my wishes

وطُلتُ بهِ من كَان قِدماً مُطاولي

وسامَيتُ في العَلياء كلَّ مُسَامي

And through him I outpaced those who were evading me

And towered high above all competitors

وأصبحتُ والشّاني الحسودُ يقولُ لي

ليُهْنِكَ مَرقاً في السَّعادةِ وسَامي

And I woke while the jealous slanderer was saying to me

To destroy me utterly in happiness and eminence

وأصبحَ بي عَامي الطَّويلُ كَلَحْظةٍ

وكم لَحْظَةٍ مَرّتْ عليَّ كَعَامِ

And my long year became for me like an instant

While many an instant passed upon me as a year

وكنتُ أظنّ الدّهرَ أنكدَ لاَ يفي

بِحِفْظِ عهودي أو بِرَعْي ذِمَامي

I used to think time would not fulfil

In keeping its pledges or shepherding its trusts

فَأصبحَ دَهْري خَاضِعاً وكأنّما

يُحاذِرُ حَدَّيْ ذَابِلي وحُسامي

But my time became submissive as though

It feared my compelling authority and swords

ولِمْ لا تذلُّ النّائباتُ لِمَنْ أَوَى

إلى خَير منّاعٍ وخير مُحامي

Why should misfortunes not be humiliated before one who repaired

To the best protector and best advocate

فيا قَلبُ طِبْ نفساً فقد فُزْتَ بالْمنى

ويا عينُ قَد نِلتِ الأَمَانَ فَنامِي

So rejoice, my heart, for you have attained your wish

And sleep, my eye, for you have obtained security