إِذا ما رَأَينا حُسنَ وَجهِ أَبي الفَتحِ

تَباشَرَتِ الأَرواحُ بِالنَصرِ وَالفَتحِ

When we behold Abu al-Fath's beautiful face

The spirits are filled with triumph and conquest

وَأبدى مِجَنَّ الشَمسِ وَاللَحظُ سَيفُهُ

وَأَسهُمُهُ وَالقَدُّ يَهتَزُّ كَالرُمحِ

And the sun reveals its swords and its arrows

While its glances and spearpoints quiver

وَإِن جَنَحَت لِلسِلمِ وَالصُلحِ نَفسُهُ

أَبى لَحظُهُ مَيلاً إِلى السِلمِ وَالصُلحِ

And if his soul inclines toward peace and truce

His glances refuse any leaning to peace and truce

فَواعَجَباً مِن سامِرِيٍّ يُعامِلُ ال

كُماةَ بِخُسرانٍ وَيَظفَرُ بِالرِّبحِ

How amazing is a Samaritan who cheats the sluggish

With loss while profiting with gain

وَمن دينُهُ أَن لا مَساسَ وَإِنّهُ

لَيَقتُلُ مَن يَهواهُ بِالجِدِّ في المَزحِ

And whose faith says "No touching" yet

He kills those he loves in jest in earnest

وَلَمّا سَعى في الخَدِّ نَملُ عِذارِهِ

تعوَّضَ حَبّاتِ القُلوبِ عَنِ القَمحِ

And when the ants of his cheek wandered

He substituted beans for the hearts of grain

مَتى فَتَّشَت أَبصارُنا ماءَ خَدِّهِ

قَبَسنا لَهيبَ النارِ في الماءِ بِالقَدحِ

When our eyes examined the water of his cheek

We drew the flame of fire in water with a ladle