سعِدَ الزمانُ وكل موسم غبطةٍ

مأثورةٍ بالصَّاحب بن الصَّاحبِ

Time rejoiced, and every season became a delight

made memorable by al-Sahib, son of al-Sahib—

ببهاءِ دين اللّهِ والنَّدُسِ الذي

وقفَ الثراءَ على ندىً ورغائبِ

by the Splendor of God’s Faith, that astute man who

made wealth an endowment for bounty and precious gifts.

نشوانُ من ذكر العلاء كأنما

في كل منقبةٍ مُدامةُ شاربِ

Intoxicated by the remembrance of exalted glory, as though

each noble virtue held a drinker’s wine.

تُربي على الطَّود المُنيفِ أناتُه

ويفوقُ حدَّ صوارمٍ وقواضِبِ

His patient forbearance overtops the lofty mountain,

and surpasses the edge of keen swords and cleaving blades.

ويبيتُ منهُ جارهُ وضيوفُهُ

رُغداً وأمْناً في حمىً ومَلاعبِ

His neighbor and his guests spend the night with him

in ease and safety, amid sanctuary and grounds of delight—

بممدَّحٍ لا يُستزادُ بمدحهِ

صَفْوِ الخلائقِ سالمٍ من عائِبِ

by Muhammad, whose praise admits no further increase—

the choicest of creation, untouched by any faultfinder—

بفتىً أبَرَّ على الصباحِ نِجارُه

وازداد اِشْراقاً بفخرِ مكاسِبِ

by a young man whose lineage outshines the dawn,

while radiance grows brighter through the glory of his achievements.