يَهَبُ الطَّلاقَةَ والنَّوالَ مَعاً

فالحمدُ بين الجودِ والبِشْرِ

He bestows eloquence and fluency together

So praise between generosity and good news

ويَفوقُ ما شادَتْ أوائلُهُ

فالمجدُ بين السَّعْي والنَّجْرِ

And he surpasses what the predecessors erected

So glory between effort and success

وتَفُلُّ جيشَ الخطْبِ هِمَّتُهُ

والحرْبُ بالإقْدامِ والصَّبْرِ

His determination overwhelms the army of orators

And war with courage and patience

للرِّفْدِ والمعروفِ ثَرْوَتُهُ

والنَّجْدَةُ القَعْساءُ للنَّصْرِ

His wealth for support and good deeds

And steadfast victory for triumph

عَضُد الهُدى والدِّين رِدْؤهُما

صَدْرُ الزَّمانِ وواحِدُ العصْر

The pillar of guidance and religion is their coat

The chest of time and the only one of the age

صَدْرٌ إذا بُلِيَتْ مَناقِبُهُ

فضلَتْ رياضَ الحَزْن في النَّشْر

A chest, if its virtues are tested

The gardens of sorrow overflow with blossom

يتأرَّجُ النَّادي بسيرَتِهِ

فضَّ التِّجارِ عَتائدَ العِطْرِ

The club is fragrant with his biography

The perfume merchants have unpacked their perfume

في دَسْتِهِ صَبْراً ومكْرُمَةً

رَعْنُ الأشَمِّ وغارِب البَحْرِ

In his hand, patience and generosity

The softly blowing wind and the setting sun

ولهُ لَدى سَلْمٍ ومُعْتَرَكٍ

جَلَدُ الصُّخورِ ورِقَّةُ الخمْر

And he has in peace and battle

The endurance of boulders and the softness of wine

سَلِمَتْ رَزانَتُهُ ونَجْدَتُهُ

منْ شُبْهَةِ النَّزَقاتِ والكِبْرِ

His composure and help have been protected

From the suspicions of slander and arrogance

وتكَرَّمَتْ نُعماهُ آنِفَةً

عنْ وقْفةٍ جَنَحتْ إلى عُذْرِ

And his favors were generous

Beyond a pause that leaned toward excuse

فَعُفاتُهُ وادٍ ونائلُهُ

كالسَّيْلِ لا يُثْنى عنِ القَعْرِ

So his chastity and aspirations

Are like a torrent that does not deviate from the abyss

بقيَ الوزيرُ الصَّدْرُ ما طردَتْ

سُدَفَ الظَّلامِ طَلائعُ الفَجْر

The minister, the chest, remained as long as

The vanguards of dawn dispelled the darkness of night