يا ابْنَ الخَلائِفِ يا سَميَّ محمّدٍ

يا مَنْ عُلاهُ ليسَ يحْصُرُ حاصِرُ

O son of caliphs, O eminent Mohammed

O you whose eminence cannot be contained by any besieger

أبْشِرْ فأنتَ مجدِّدُ المُلْكِ الذي

لوْلاكَ أصْبَحَ وهْوَ رسْمٌ داثِرُ

Rejoice, for you are the restorer of the kingdom which

Without you would have become erased ruins

مَنْ ذا يُعانِدُ منْكَ وارِثَهُ الذي

بسُعودِهِ فلَكُ المَشيئَةِ دائرُ

Who can resist you, inheritor, when

With your rise the kingdom revolves according to your will

ألْقَتْ إليْكَ يدُ الخِلافَةِ أمْرَها

إذ كُنْتَ أنتَ لها الوَليَّ الناصِرُ

The caliphate has surrendered its affairs to you

For you were its strong, victorious guardian

هَذا وبيْنَكَ للصّريخِ وبيْنَها

حرْبٌ مضرَّسَةٌ وبحْرٌ زاخِرُ

This one cries out to you while it and

A fierce, tumultuous sea are between you

مَنْ كان هَذا الصَّنْعُ أوّلَ أمْرِهِ

حسُنَتْ لهُ العُقْبى وعَزَّ الآخِرُ

He whose work this was at the beginning

Will have a good end and a mighty conclusion

موْلايَ عِنْدي في عُلاكَ محبّةٌ

واللّهُ يعْلَمُ ما تُكِنُّ ضَمائِرُ

My master, I have love for your eminence

And God knows what hearts conceal

قلْبي يُحدِّثُني بأنّكَ جابِرٌ

كسْري وحظّي منْكَ حظٌّ وافِرُ

My heart tells me you will unite

The glories of Chosroes and my share in you is abundant

بثَرَى جُدودِكَ قد وضَعْتُ حَقيبَتي

فوَسيلَتي لعُلاكَ نورٌ باهِرُ

I have set down my burdens on the soil of your ancestors

So my means to your eminence is a radiant light

وبذَلْتُ وُسْعي واجْتِهادي مِثْلَما

يَلْقى لمُلْكِكَ سيْفُ أمْرِكَ عامِرُ

I have exerted my effort and strived

As your sword of authority flourishes

وهُوَ الوليُّ لكَ الذي اقْتَحَم الرّدى

ونَضا العَزيمَةَ وهْوَ سيْفٌ باتِرُ

It is the guardian of you, charging ahead

Resolute of purpose, a sharp blade

ووليُّ جدِّكَ في الشّدائِدِ عنْدَما

خذَلَتْ عُلاهُ قَبائِلٌ وعَشائِرُ

It is the guardian of your ancestor in adversities when

Tribes and clans had abandoned his eminence

فاسْتَهْدِ منْهُ النُّصْحَ واعْلَمْ أنّهُ

في كلِّ معْضِلَةٍ طَبيبٌ ماهِرُ

So seek advice from it and know that it is

In every predicament, a skilled healer

وبعَثْتُها لتَنوبَ قبْلَ توصُّلي

لكَ إذْ عَراني عنْكَ عُذْرٌ ظاهِرُ

I sent it to take my place before reaching you

As an evident excuse prevented me from you

إنْ كُنْتُ قدْ عجّلْتُ بعْضَ مَدائِحي

فهِيَ الرِّياضُ وللرِّياضِ بَواكِرُ

If I rushed some of my praises

They are blossoms, and blossoms precede fruits