ونُبئتُ والرحمن أكرمُ دافعٍ

بوعكةِ هَصَّارِ الفوارسِ خادرِ

I was told—and the Merciful is most generous—

Of the bravery at Buwaib of knights charging,

فمادَتْ بي الأرض العَزازُ مخافةً

وأصبح لُبِّي في قوادمِ طائرِ

So the glorious earth recoiled in fear before me,

And my resolve was in the forelegs of a swift horse.

وقلتُ وبي من خاطر الهمِّ سورةٌ

لغيرِ بهاء الدين سُوءُ الخَواطرِ

And I said—while my heart overflowed with cares—

"None but the excellent endure vile thoughts."

فعند أبي الفضل البَسالةُ والنَّدى

ينوبانِ عن بيض الظُّبى والمَواطرِ

So in Abul-Fadl are grit and glory,

Which replace the white blades and lances.

يكُفَّانِ ضوضاء الخطوب بكفِّ

فيُمضيهما ما بين مَجْدٍ وناصِرِ

They silence the clamor of catastrophes with a palm

And so guide them between glory and victory.

فلا الجدبُ للعافي نَداهُ بعارقٍ

ولا الخوفُ للحامي حِماهُ بذاعرِ

So neither does aridity deny his freshness,

Nor does fear neglect to protect his ward.

يضيقُ بغَضْراءِ النَّعيمِ وإنهُ

على شظفِ العلياءِ أكرمُ صابرِ

He is content with the green of bliss though confined

To the bare summit, more patient than any.

توقَّلَ في شمَّائها وهي دَحْضَةٌ

فأوطىءَ طفلاً مُرتقى كلِّ كابرِ

He roams about its thorns while it is a tangled thicket,

Yet he makes it smooth terrain, surmounting all.

من النُّبُلِ الغرِّ الذين إذا انتدوا

رأيتَ المعالي بين طوْدٍ وزاخرِ

He is of noble heroes, who when they charge forth,

You see glory between Effulgence and Overflowing.

يشدُّ حُباهم سلمهمْ فإذا غَزوْا

تحلُّ ظُباهُمْ من عُقودِ المَغافرِ

Their affection strengthens their pact, and when they battle

Their zeal is unleashed from the fetters of forgiveness.

يصونُهم حِجْر الخلافة غَيْرَةً

وتشركهُم في نهْيها والأوامِرِ

The Caliphate protects them out of jealousy

And they share in its prohibitions and commands.