هُوَ الرَوض ريح المَجد مِنهُ يَفوح

لَقَد طابَ جسم من شذاه وَروح

He is the garden, the breeze of glory emanates from him

His body and soul are delighted by his fragrance

وَغَيث عَلى الزَوراء مدت سيوله

فراق بِها غُصن وَأَورق شبح

And a rain upon the flowers extended its floods

Parting from it made the branch green and the specter flourish

وَبَدر أَنار المُشكلات فرأيه

مضيء وَأَما عقله فَرجيح

And a moon illuminated perplexities so his opinion

Is shining while his mind is weighty

يسايره بحران عزم وَفيلق

وَيقدمه رعب الكماة وريح

Two oceans of determination and a legion accompany him

And the awe of spears and the wind take him forward

وَيَصحبه في الدو سَيد وأجدل

وَيعصمه نَصر لَهُ وَفتوح

The master and most glorious accompany him in battles

And victory for him and openings protect him

عَزيمته لا تَنقَضي عَن مضائها

وَإِن لَج ذو عَذل وَعَج نَصيح

His resolve does not diminish from his purpose

Even if one with weakness and inability admonishes

يَرى العز في الإقدام وَالمَجد في القنا

وَأن التَواني في الحُروب قَبيح

He sees honor in daring and glory in spears

And that reluctance in wars is ugly

حَكَت كَفه المُزن الغَوادي إِذا هَمَت

لَها الفيض طَبع وَالسَماء شَحيح

His palm decreed abundant floods when it intended

Though the heavens are stingy in pouring

أَتى وَعدو الدين هرت كلابه

وَلا شَك كَلب المارِقين نبوح

He came and the enemy of religion, his dogs scattered

And no doubt the dog of apostates is barking

وَقَد رامَ مِن دار السَلام دُخولها

وَهَل يفرع البكر الحصان سَطيح

And it intended entering the abode of peace

Can an untamed camel be restrained from goring?

لَئِن غابَ عَنها كفوها وَحليلها

فَإن بِها رَحب الذراع صبيح

If its guardians and troops are absent from it

It has strong arms that can fend and strike

أَخو الحَرب مقدام الجُيوش محشها

سُليمان للذكر الجَميل طَموح

The brother of war, bold leader of armies, its defender

Suleiman, aspiring to good mention

نَتيجة عَبد اللَه خَير مقدم

إِذا صَح شَكل فَالقِياس صَحيح

The offspring of Abdullah, the best vanguard

When the appearance is sound, the analogy is correct

بِه حمير عزت وَطالَ مَنارها

فَطائرها يَوم الفخار صدوح

Through him the she-camels of honor went forth

So its birds on the day of pride chirped

وَمِن دُونِه شوس المَنايا غَطارف

عَلَيهم دُروع للوَغى وَمسوح

And without him the horsemen of death are exposed

Wearing armor for fighting and wiping out

وَلا عَيب فيهم غَير أَن سُيوفهم

بِهن دِماء الناكِثين تَلوح

No fault in them except their swords

With which the blood of oath-breakers flows

إِذا زَمجَرَت تِلكَ البَنادق مِنهُم

يُجاوبها طوب هُناكَ ضبوح

When their shotguns roar from them

The bricks echo back a ringing sound

سَقاهُم حَميماً فَالغبوق بَنادق

تَعج وَطوب الفَتح مِنهُ صبوح

He quenched them with heated wine so the spears

Roar and the bricks proclaim victory

وَلَما أَنارَت مِنكَ للقَوم جذوة

بِها الطَير مِن جَو السَماء طَريح

And when you ignited a flame for the people

The birds in the sky were scattered by it

غَدوا حمراً فرت مِن القسور الَّذي

بِكُل غَوي مِن قناه جروح

They turned red and fled the palaces which

Every flood of spears from its channels wounded

وَرَدوا عَلى الأَعقاب هزمي لأَنَّهُم

كلاء إِذا اشتد الهَجير يَصوح

And they retreated routed because they are

Cowardly when the struggle intensifies, screaming

شَياطين وافاهم مِن اللَه ثاقب

سَتَغدو عَلَيهم ناره وَتَروح

Evil spirits met them from Allah piercing

Its fire will kindle upon them and roar

تَجَمعَت الأَضداد فيهِ فَطبعه

سَموح وَأَما سَيفه فَسَبوح

Contrasting traits gathered in him so his nature

Is lofty while his sword is firm

جَواد لَهُ عَفو وَصفح مُؤمل

وَلَكنهُ يَوم النزال شَحيح

He has a steed of clemency and pardon but

In battle he is stingy

إِلَيهِ سَرى عرف الوزارة مِن أَب

وجد وَمسك الطيبين يَفوح

The fragrance of ministry flowed to him from a

Father and the musk of the righteous emanates from him

لَهُم نسب عِندَ الوزارة ناصع

لَهُ سَند في الخافِقين صَحيح

They have a brilliant lineage in ministry

He has strong support among the elites

فَيا مَرحَباً أَهلاً وَسَهلاً بِسيد

تَنم بِعلياء الصبا وَتَبوح

So welcome, greetings and hello to the master

Who aspires to the most high and desires

فَلا تبق دِياراً كَفوراً وَمارِداً

فَأَنتَ سُليمان وَجدك نوح

Do not leave any land defiant and rebellious

For you are Solomon and your grandfather is Noah

رَكبت مِن العَلياء أَشرَف مَركب

لَهُ كُل قَلب بِالغَرام جنوح

You rode the most noble vehicle

Every heart is infatuated with it

وَزدت عَلى الأَقران قَدراً وَسُؤدداً

فَغَيرك مَرجوح وَأَنتَ رَجيح

And you exceeded peers in status and elevation

While others are deficient and you decisive

درت حكمة الخنكار وَاللَهُ شاهد

بِأَنك مَأمون الجَناب نَصيح

You gained the wisdom of the trusted while Allah is witness

That you are secure, advising sincerely

أَتى أَمره العالي إِليك مُحافظاً

لِبَغداد نَص في علاك صَريح

His sublime order came to you protecting

Baghdad, an explicit text in your supremacy

فَبادرت لا كلاً وَلا مُتَوانياً

وَأَنتَ بِما ضَمت يَداك سَموح

So you hastened without any hesitation or delay

While you are lofty in what your hands grasp

وَسرت مَسير النيرين بِجحفل

تَنوء لَهُ شم الذرى وَتَموح

And you marched like the two lights with an army

The horizons of earth bow to it and wave

إِذا ما انبَرَت مِنكُم ليوث قشاعم

تمزق دَجال وَذابَ مَهيح

When your fierce lions spring forth from you

Tearing apart the deceiver who melted away

لَكُم يا بَني عَبد الجَليل سَوابق

عَلَينا تَلاها أعجم وَفَصيح

You, O descendants of the majestic, have precedents

Recited to us by non-Arabs and eloquent Arabs

رَسمتُم بِها صحف الوُجود لأَنَّكُم

متون عَلى لَوح العُلى وَشُروح

With them you wrote the scrolls of existence because you are

Firm pillars on the tablet of sublimity and explanations

فَخُذها وَزير العَدل أَما مذاقها

فَحلو وَأَما سوقها فَرَبيح

So take it, minister of justice, as for its taste

It is sweet and its presentation pleasant

لَها نَسب في العرب عال فَطبعها

رَقيق وَأَما لَفظها فَصَحيح

It has noble lineage among Arabs so its nature

Is gentle while its words correct

فَعش أَبَداً عالي المَنار مُؤيداً

وَضدك مَقروح الفُؤاد ذَبيح

So live forever, your minaret exalted, supported

While your foe is slain, his heart butchered