يودُّ المُسفُّ الجون تحمله الصبا

سرى موهِناً والليلُ كالبحر ماتع

The young man longs for the gusts of the morning breeze to carry him along

He walked slowly at night while the sea was stagnant

نشاصُ الثُّريَّا ديمةٌ بعد ديمةٍ

يُعيد ويبدي فهو ما شئتَ هامعُ

The Pleiades rise and set endlessly

Repeating as he wishes, shining however he wants

له زجلٌ من رعْده فكأنَّهُ

طُبولُ ملوكٍ أعلنتها الوقائعُ

It has thunder that sounds like

The drums of kings made known by events

نوالَ بهاءِ الدين في كل أزْمَةٍ

اذا غاربٌ أخوى وأخلفَ طالعُ

The glory of faith assists in every crisis

When the sun sets it brings out the rising moon

فتى الخير أمَّا مالُه فهو باذلٌ

وَهوبٌ وأما جارهُ فهو مانعُ

The young man of goodness, his wealth he gives generously

And to his neighbor he is preventing of harm

سبوقٌ إِلى الغايات في كل مفخرٍ

يلينُ له وَعْرٌ ويقربُ شاسعُ

Foremost in every pride-stirring goal

The rugged path is smoothed and the far-off made near for him

اذا مِرجَمُ العلياءِ حاول شوطهُ

غدا وهو موهونٌ من البُهر ظالعُ

When the stars of the noble ones attempt their course

Tomorrow they rise tamed by the ocean

منيفٌ من الأطواد في حال سلمه

وفي الحرب مصقول الغرارين قاطع

Refined by the millstones in times of peace

And in war his blades are unsheathed, ready to cut

نماهُ إِلى عليائه كلُّ راجِحٍ

مُشارٍ اذا التفَّتْ عليه المجامعُ

Every steadfast mentor nurtured his ascent

All the councils looked to him for guidance

فجاء أَبو الفضلِ المُبرَّز فارعاً

قِنانَ معالي قومهِ وهو يافعُ

So Abu Al-Fadl rose to prominence

Achieving the peaks of glory in his youth

يفِرُّ ظلامُ الليل من قسماتهِ

وتخشى ظُباهُ الذابلات الشوارعُ

The darkness of night recoils from his visage

And the withering roads fear his splendor

ويفضُلُ آمالَ العُفاةِ كهاطِلٍ

تضيقُ الفَلا عن صوبه وهو واسعُ

He prefers to give from his hopes like pouring rain

While the empty-handed feel straitened in his presence

فلا زلْتم آل المُظفَّرِ للنَّدى

وللبأس ما حَلَّ الأراكةَ ساجعُ

You Aal al-Muzaffar will always be dew for the meadows

And whenever destruction lingered, a sword to drive it away

تُطيعكمُ الأيامُ وهي عَصيَّةٌ

وتَعْدوكم أحداثُهنَّ الروائعُ

The days obey you though they disobey others

And the events of each unfold for you marvelously