حامي حِمى الغَريبَةِ الشَهمِ الَّذي

بِعَلائِهِ إِقليمَها بَلَغَ السُها

Defender of al-Ghariba’s domain, the gallant one whose

loftiness has raised its province to al-Suhā;

رَبُّ الفَصاحَةِ وَالسَماحَةِ وَالنَدا

رَوضُ الإِمارَةِ غُصنُها بَل وَردُها

master of eloquence, open-handedness, and munificence,

garden of the emirate—its bough, indeed its rose—

جاءَ البُحَيرَةَ زائِراً مُتَفَضِّلاً

وَالقَصدُ أَحمَدُ وَالبَها زانَ البَها

he came to al-Buhayra, visiting in gracious favor;

his purpose most praiseworthy, and splendor adorned splendor.

فَأَضاءَ أَرجاها وَعَمَّ أَريجُهُ

وَاِنسُر مِنهُ مُقيمَها وَنَزيلَها

He lit up its reaches, and his fragrance spread throughout;

through him, resident and guest alike rejoiced.

وَبَدا يَقولُ لِسانَ حالٍ مَزورُهُ

خَيري بِسَعدِ الدينِ وَاللَهُ اِزدَهى

And the tongue of the visited one’s condition began to say:

“My prosperity, through Sa‘d al-Din—by God—has blossomed.”