عقود جمانٍ ما أرى أم قلائد

وسحر بيان أم معانٍ فرائد

Are these decades of benevolence that I see, or necklaces?

Is it the magic of eloquence, or the peaks of meaning?

وتدبيج مسكٍ أم ذوائب غادةٍ

تضمنه القرطاس أم ذا قصائد

Is it the weaving of musk, or the tresses of a gazelle?

Does the parchment contain this, or is it poems?

بلى هو نظم جاءنا من مهذبٍ

بذكرى معاليه تجود النشائد

Yes, it is a composition that came to us from a refined one,

With memories of his virtues, poems are generous.

كريم له بين الكرام ماثرٌ

تطيب ثناءً وهي زهر فرائد

Noble among the noble, his virtue is outstanding,

His praise is sweet, and it is the peak of poems.

سريٌّ جريٌّ المعيٌّ محمدٌ

همامٌ جوادٌ واسع البذل مائد

Secretive, flowing, purposeful, Muhammad,

Courageous, generous, with a bountiful banquet.

تسامى بنصارٍ وناصيف بعده

كريمان جدٌّ ذو افتخارٍ ووالدُ

After him followed the chiefs and commanders,

A noble grandfather and father of pride.

حياتي بنظمٍ غازلتني بروضه

ظباءُ معان آنساتٌ شواردُ

My life composed verses that courted me in the meadow,

Gazelles of meaning, intimate wanderers.

نظامٌ فصيحُ اللفظ أضحى رفيقه

ويمنح درّاً حين يتلوه ناشدُ

Eloquent in speech, he became his companion,

And grants wealth when he recites to him as a reciter.

يرينا النجوم الزهر منه قوافياً

تعز على من رامها وتباعدُ

He shows us the stars and flowers as rhymes,

Difficult for those who covet them and distant.

بمدح وزير زين الدهر مجدهُ

وسادت به العليا وجادت محامدُ

With praise of the minister, the glory of the age,

Nobility was lifted by him and praise abounded.

بطلعته الغرا الوزارة أشرقت

وساغت بغدران التهاني المواردُ

With his rising, the ministry shone bright,

And greetings flowed with the good news.

وزيرٌ شهير عادلٌ فاضل به

لتخت العلى والمجد تسمو الفوائدُ

A renowned, just and virtuous minister,

Through him benefits rise to the throne and glory.

تبوأ من صدر المعالي مراتباً

فجاءَ سعيداً وهو باللَه رائدُ

He attained the highest ranks,

And came happily guided by God.

علا الأمن في أيامه وانجلى الهنا

على الناس طرّا وهو بالعدل واحدُ

Safety rose in his days and serenity shone

Upon the people, fresh, as he was one with justice.

هناءً بعبد اللَه مولى ولائنا

ومن بذراه تستظل الأماجدُ

Joy to Abdullah, guardian of our loyalty,

In his offspring the glories take shade.

فلا زال مقروناً بنصرٍ مؤيد

ولا زال تخشاه العدى والحواسدُ

So he remained accompanied by supporting victory,

And he remained feared by enemies and enviers.

مدى الدهر ماموناً تضيءُ سعودهُ

مشيدة أركانه والقواعدُ

Throughout time his prosperity shines,

His pillars and foundations erected.

إليك أخا الفضل العميم مدائحاً

يزينها طيب الثنا المتواردُ

To you my brother, the most generous, my praises

Adorned with the sweet agreement that flows.

بقرظ فيها نظمك الرايق الذي

له من معانيه عليه شواهدُ

In it, the composition of your eloquent verses,

Evidenced by their meanings and attested.

فخذها بعفوٍ إذ أتت من متيم

بحبك أقداح الصبابة واردُ

Take them with pardon, as they came from an admirer,

The cups of youth poured to you with love.