هو في ناديه طوْدٌ راسِخٌ

فاذا خاضَ وغىً كانَ حُساما

He is steadfast and resolute in his principles

Whenever he enters into battle, he is a sharp sword

يُشْرِقُ المجدُ على أعْطافهِ

لمعانَ الشمس تستغشي الغَماما

Glory shines upon his shoulders

The gleam of the sun dims the clouds

نارُ بأسٍ فاذا سالمْتهُ

عادَ ذاكَ الوْقدُ برداً وسَلاما

A fire of valor—when you greet him with peace

That blaze returns as coolness and peace

بِشرهُ المشفوعُ منه بالنَّدى

يكشفُ اللَّيلينِ حَظّاً وظَلاما

Give him good news, scented with dew

He reveals the two nights' fortune and darkness

يأرَجُ الدْهرُ بِرَيَّا نشْرهِ

فيفوقُ الحمدُ أنفاسَ الخُزامى

Time neighs with the scattering of his opinions

So praise surpasses the breaths of pine trees

يكْفهِرُّ الخطبُ في سورْتهِ

فيفلُّ الخطْبَ طَرداً وابتساما

Events thunder in his sorrows

So events retreat, rebuffed, with a smile

ويعيشُ الثَّبْتُ في حَبْوتهِ

فتُلاقيهِ ثبيراً وشَماما

And certainty lives in his care

So you find it rising and towering

شرفُ الدينِ سَحابٌ ساكبٌ

حين يُمسي العارضُ الجوْن جهاما

The honor of religion is a pouring cloud

When the expert of war makes the heat zealous

أوحَدُ الأيام في مفْخرهِ

فاذا استصرختهُ كانَ لُهاما

Unique of the days in his pride

If you cry out to him, he is ferocious

لم يزلْ سَمّاً ذُعافاً في العدى

ولمَنْ والاهُ ماءً ومُداما

He has not ceased to be high and lofty in animosity

And for whoever takes his side, water and wine

يا مُعِزِّ الدولةِ اسمعْ غُرَراً

أحسنتْ منكَ مَديحاً ونِظاما

O supporter of the state, listen to delights

You have done better in praise and composition

قادها الودُّ بأسبابِ النُّهى

لمحلٍّ جَلَّ قَدْراً ومَقاماً

Passion led them by the means of censure

To a place high in worth and position