تبلَّجَ وجْهُ الدَّهر بعد قُطوبهِ

ولم يكف ذاك البِشْرُ حتى تبسَّما

The face of time brightened after its gloominess

And that good news did not cease until it smiled

سُروراً بإحْسانِ الوزير محمَّدٍ

لِما مَلأَ الأيامَ بأساً وأنْعُما

With joy at the benevolence of the minister Muhammad

For he filled the days with might and favors

فأضحى الدجى الغريب صبحاً مشرِّقاً

وأصبح جدْب الأرض روضاً مُنمنما

So the strange darkness became a radiant dawn

And the barren land became a flowering meadow

ومدَّ أتيُّ الجود في كلِّ مسْلكٍ

فلست ترى إِلا غَماماً وخِضْرِما

The generous one extended his generosity in every path

So you see nothing but clouds and greenery

كذي شُطبٍ ماضي الغرارين مرهف

إذا هُزَّ للعلْياءِ راحَ مُصَمَّما

Like a polished Indian sword when brandished

To the high ones it moves resolutely

تنوءُ بأعْباءِ النَّوالِ عُفاتُهُ

وتُثْقل بالجود المَطِيَّ المُخَزَّما

His chastity buckles under the burden of grants

And his free-flowing generosity weighs down the treasury

إذا حاردتْ غُبر السنين فلم تجُدْ

بطَلٍّ وأضْحى الجوُّ بالمحل أقْتما

When the dust of years confused it did not find

A hero and the atmosphere in the abode became gloomy

هَمى عَضدُ الدين الوزيرُ فمَدَّتِ

الشِّعابُ أتِيّاً ذا غَواربَ مُفْعَما

The pillar of religion, the minister, was determined so

The valleys extended a generous hand full of bounty

يزينُ حَيا كفَّيْه والبشْر بارقٌ

حياءٌ يُريه الجودَ بُخْلاً مُذمَّما

The joy on his palms adorns life and the good news is shining

Modesty that shows generosity as disdained stigma

فيَصْغُر قدْرُ الدَّثْر في عين جودهِ

إلى أن يرى ألْفَ العَطِيَّة دِرْهما

So the worth of wealth is belittled in his eyes

Until he sees a thousand gifts as one dirham

فيا لك من صدرٍ مشارٍ وسَيِّدٍ

مطاعٍ وذي خالٍ إذا الشَّيْم أنجما

What a generous, obeyed, and noble chest you have

Protected, when serious his look is starry

نحا سعيُه في المجدِ منْحى جُدوده

وأرْبى عليهم نجْدَةً وتكَرُّما

His endeavor in glory followed his ancestors

And he harvested to them help and nobility

فما زالَ متْبوعَ اللِّواءِ مُقَدَّماً

منيعَ الحمى ما صاحب المِقْولُ الفما

So he remained preceded, carrying the banner

Impregnable, while the speaker of words has the bridle