وصاحب من بني الآمال خُضت به

بحراً من الليلِ ذا لُجٍّ وتَيَّارِ

And I have a companion of high hopes with whom

I sailed an ocean of night full of waves and currents

يلفُّهُ النوم أحياناً فأُفْرِشُهُ

حديث مجدٍ يُجَلِّي نومةِ الساري

Sleep overcomes him sometimes, so I spread for him

Talk of glory to dispel the drowsiness of the whip

يرجو ويرقدُ عما قد سهرتُ لهُ

والمجدُ لا يُبتنى إلا بمسْهارِ

He hopes and sleeps about what I stayed up for him

And glory is not built except with vigilance

إذا اطَّباهُ مُناخٌ عند باديةٍ

أذْكرته دعَةً من ريف أمْصارِ

If fatigue spoke to him in the wilderness

I reminded him of the calmness of rural cities

علماً بأن اعْتزامي سوف يُنزلنا

بمنْزلٍ من غِياثِ الدين مُخنارِ

Knowing that my determination will take us down

To a dwelling of saving the faith, eminent

حتى أنخنا بميمونٍ نقيبتُهُ

مُنزَّهِ العِرْض عن ذامٍ وعن عارِ

Until I arbitrate with good omen, I made him

Of immaculate honor, free of blemish and shame

القاتل المحْل حيث المُزن مكديةٌ

بهاطلٍ منْ ندى كفَّيهِ مدْرارِ

The killer place where the grieved are dejected

With lies from the dew of his hands, bitter

يجلُّ عن منحةِ الأموال آونَةً

فالجودُ منه بآجالٍ وأعْمارِ

He refrains from the grace of money for a time

For his generosity is in terms and lifetimes

ويكرم السيف عن غِمدٍ فيغمدهُ

إذا يُجردهُ في رأسِ جَبَّارِ

And he honors the sword from its sheath so he sheathes it

When he unsheathes it at the head of an unjust tyrant

ويركب الهول فرداً من عزائمه

في جحفلٍ كعُبابِ البحر جَرَّارِ

And he rides horror alone with his resolves

In a great army like the heavy, roaring sea

ويوسع الطارقات الدهم حين دهت

رأياً يحولُ له مُحْلولكُ القارِ

And he expands the paths of valor when they shook

An opinion that turns reversed situations for him

يُذمُّ منه رعاياه إذا اختلفتْ

عدلٌ يجمع بين الماءِ والنارِ

His subjects seek justice from him when they differ

Justice that combines between water and fire

تُناطُ حبْوتهُ في يومِ ندوتهِ

بصافحٍ عن عظيم الجُرْم غَفّارِ

His affection is tied on the day of his gathering

With a handshake from the Forgiver of grave sins

أغْنتْ مواقفهُ القُراء في سِيرٍ

عن يوم ذي نجبٍ أو يوم ذي قارِ

His positions have enriched readers in biographies

Of a day of glory or a day of disaster

يُلثمُ النَّقعُ منه نوجهَ مُبتسمٍ

مُفَحِّمٍ في غِمارِ الموتِ كَرَّاِ

From him, the slain sips the drink of a smiling face

Silencing amidst the darkness of death, generous

يجلُّ عن بعث جيشٍ من عساكره

إلى داريا العدى من غير إنذارِ

He refrains from sending an army of his soldiers

To Dariya of the enemy without warning

وتكرهُ الطعنَ في الهَزْمى ذوابله

فما تحاولُ إلا نحْرَ مِغْوارِ

And its raids dislike attacking the defeated

For they only attempt slaughtering the fleeing

يؤمُّ ضِيفانُه خِرْقاً أخا سَرَفٍ

لا يكْسعِ الشَّوْلَ من بخل بأغبارِ

His guests are sheltered, though being wasteful

Not stingy with food, even if it is dust

في الجود غير مُغبٍّ للعُفاةِ وفي ال

وغى مُستمرٌ غيرُ فَرّارِ

In generosity he is not neglectful of the poor and in

Battle continuous, not fleeing

لا يركب البغي إما سرَّهُ ظفرٌ

ولا يبيتُ على ضِغْنٍ وأوْغارِ

He only rides animosity if his secrecy is victory

And doesn't spend the night feeling spite and hatred

ما دبَّ في عطفه كبرٌ وإنْ خضعتْ

له البرايا بإعظامٍ وإكْبارِ

No arrogance crept into his compassion even if

The lands bowed to him in veneration and pride