انجزت في الأعداء ميعاد المنى

وشفيت أمراض النفوس من الضنا

I have fulfilled the promised fate for the enemies,

And cured the ills of souls from stinginess.

ودهمتهم بكتائب لو أنها

دهمت صروف الدهر هدت ما بنى

And I have attacked them with battalions, if only they

Had attacked the turns of fate, it would have toppled what was built.

ما راعهم إلا السيوف مليحة

في النقع تبرق تحت مشتبك القنا

Nothing alarmed them but the shining swords

That gleam in the meadows beneath the intertwined spearheads.

والخيل تقرع بالمنايا نحوهم

والموت يأتي من هناك ومن هنا

And the horses that strike them with death blows

While death comes to them from here and from there.

طلبوا الفرار ولات حين فرارهم

هيهاتهم والموت منهم قد دنا

They sought escape but their escape eluded them,

Alas, death was already close to them.

فدعوك ينتظرون رحمتك التي

وسع المسييء محالها والمحسنا

So they called on you, waiting for your mercy

That has encompassed the evildoer and the benevolent.

والمشرفية قد تداعت فيهم

سفكا وقد دارت بكاسات الفنا

And Al-Musharrifah kept collapsing onto them

With bloodshed as the cups of death circulated.

وكففت كف الله عنك يد الأذى

عنهم وقد حق الهلاك وأمكنا

And you held back the hand of God's torment from them

When destruction was deserved and possible.

من بعد ما أرويت من ماء الطلا

بيض الظبا وفتكت فتكا بينا

After I quenched my thirst with the water of cockiness

And the slaughter of the white antelopes.

وقعوا عداك أيا مليك وقيعة

شنعاء كانوا قبل عنها في غنا

They have all fallen, O King, a terrible fall,

Far more shameful than they were steeped in pleasure.

ظنوا هوانهم عليك يجيرهم

من بأس كفك فاستغروا بالدنا

They thought their disgrace would protect them

From the might of your hand, so they took our humbleness lightly.

هب أنهم بالجد منك استأمنوا

فالهزل منك بمثلهم لن يؤمنا

Even if they seriously sought asylum from you,

Jesting with the likes of them would not make them safe.

فالصيد من دأب الملوك وربما

قد كان بعض الصيد منهم أهونا

For hunting is the habit of kings, and sometimes

Some of the game may be more worthless.

جهلوا وما اعتبروا فصاروا عبرة

تنبي بأن الجهل بئس المقتنى

They were ignorant and did not learn, so they became

A lesson that ignorance is a terrible possession.

يا أيها الملك الممهد والذي

ما زال لاسلام حصنا محصنا

O You the paved King, who

Remains an impregnable fortress for Islam.

بيضت وجه الدين حيث كلاته

ونصرته نصراً أقر الأعينا

The face of the religion beamed where you spoke its words

And supported it with a victory that delighted the eyes.

نفسي فداؤك في الفؤاد لبانة

سرا اباح بها إليك وأعلنا

My soul is yours for sacrifice, shining

Secretly with love for you, openly declared.

ما في عبيدك واحد لم تعطه

أنفا اجازة خدمة إلا أنا

None of your servants have you given

A nostril the permission to serve except me.

لا زلت في عيش يدوم سروره

ابدا ومن يأتي يقابل بالهنا

I still live in lasting joy

And whoever comes is met with delight.