أَطَاعَ لِسَانِي فِي مَدِيحِكَ إِحْسَانِي
وَقدْ لَهِجَتْ نَفْسِي بِفَتْحِ تِلِمْسَانِ
My tongue obeyed my kindness in praising you,
And my soul became preoccupied with the conquest of Tlemcen.
فَأَطْلَعْتُهَا تَفْتَرُّ عَنْ شَنَبِ الْمُنَى
وَتُسْفِرُ عَنْ وَجْهٍ مِنْ السَّعْدِ حُسَّانِ
So I let it ramble away from the worries of hopes,
And reveal a face of good fortune and beauty.
كَمَا ابْتَسَمَ النَّوارُ عَنْ أَدمُع الْحَيَا
وَجَفَّ بِخَدِّ الْوَرْدِ عَارِضُ نِيسَانِ
Just as the light smiled from the tears of life,
And the cheeks of roses dried the coyness of May.
كَمَا صَفَّقَتْ رِيحُ الشَّمَالِ شَمُولَهَا
فَبَانَ ارْتِيَاحُ السكْرِ فِي غُصُنِ الْبَانِ
As the north wind applauded its twigs,
Revealing the tipsiness in the branches of the vine.
تُهَنِّيِكَ بِالْفُتْحِ الَّذِي مُعْجِزَاتُهُ
خَوَارِقُ لَمْ تُذْخَرْ سِوَاكَ لإِنْسَانِ
You congratulated on the manifest conquest whose miracles,
خَفَفْتَ إِلَيْهَا وَالْجُفُونُ ثَقِيلَةٌ
كَمَا خَفَّ شَتْنُ الْكَفِّ مِنْ أَسْدِ خَفَّانِ
Are extraordinary, none were stored except for you, for mankind.
You came to it while the eyelids were still heavy,
وَقُدْتَ إِلَى الأَعْدَاءِ فِيهَا مُبَادِراً
لُيُوثَ رَجَالٍ فِي مَنَاكِبِ عِقْبَانِ
As the lightness of the palm from the claws of a beast.
And you marched against the enemies in it, taking the initiative,
تَمُدُّ بُنُودُ النَّصْرِ مِنْهُمُ ظِلاَلَهَا
عَلَى كُلِّ مِطْعَامِ الْعَشِيَّاتِ مِطْعَانِ
Lions of men on the shoulders of eagles.
The flags of victory extend their shades over every
جَحَاجِحَةٌ غُرُّ الْوَجُوهِ كَأَنَّمَا
عَمَائِمُهُم فِيهَا مَعَاقِدُ تِيجَانِ
Dish of evening meals, speared.
Clucking proudly, their grim faces as if their turbans
أمدك فيها الله بالملإ العلى
فجيشك مهما حقق الأمر جيشان
Are plaited crowns.
May God support you with the highest support,
لَقَدْ جُلِيَتْ مِنْكَ الْبِلاَدُ لِخَاطِبٍ
لَقَدْ جُنِيَتْ مِنْكَ الْغُصُونُ إِلَى جَانِي
So your army, whatever the matter, is an army.
The lands were stripped for an eloquent suitor by you,
لَقَدْ كَسَتِ الإِسْلاَمَ بِيْعَتُكَ الرِّضَا
وَكَانَ عَلَى أَهْلِيهِ بَيْعَةَ رِضْوَانِ
The branches were plucked for a harvester by you.
Your pledge of allegiance covered Islam with contentment,
وَلِلَّهِ مِنْ مُلْكٍ سَعِيدٍ وَنَصْبَةٍ
قَضَى الْمُشْتَري فَيهَا بِعُزْلَةِ كِيَوانِ
And it was to its people a pledge of approval.
And God has, through a fortunate and lofty kingdom,
وَسَجَّلَ حُكْمَ الْعَدْلِ بَيْنَ بِيُوتِهَا
وُقُوفاً مَعَ الْمَشْهُورِ مِنْ رَأْيِ يُونَانِ
Fulfilled the buyer’s isolation with eternity.
And He recorded the rule of justice among its homes,
فَلَمْ تَخْشَ سَهْمَ الْقَوْسِ صَفْحَةُ بَدْرِهَا
وَلَمْ تَشْكُ فِيهَا الشَّمْسِ مِنْ نَحْسِ مِيزَانِ
Abiding with the famous opinion of Greece.
So the disk of its full moon was not afraid of the arrowhead,
وَلَمْ يَعْتَرِضْ مُبتَزَّهَا قَطْعُ قَاطِعٍ
وَلاَ نَازَعَتْ نَوْبَهْرَهَا كَفُّ عُدْوَانِ
Nor did its sun doubt the scales.
No cut of a cutter intercepted its crescent,
تَوَلَّى اخْتِيَارُ اللَّهِ حُسْنَ اخْتِياَرِهَا
فَلَمْ يَحْتَج الفْرَغَانِ فَيهَا لِفَرْغَانِي
Nor did the palm of aggression dispute its curve.
God’s choice inclined to its good choice,
وَلاَ صُرِفَتْ فِيهَا دَقَائِقُ نِسْبَةٍ
وَلاَ حُقِّقَت فِيهَا طَوَالِعُ بُلْدَانِ
So the examiner did not need an examiner in it.
No minute relations were diverted in it,
وُجُوهُ الْقَضَايَا فِي كَمَالِكَ شَأْنهَا
وُجُوبٌ إِذَا خَصَّتْ سِوَاكَ بِإِمْكَانِ
Nor were planetary mansions verified in it.
The aspects of affairs are obligations in your perfection,
وَمَنْ قَاسَ مِنْكَ الْجُودَ بِالْبَحْر وَالْحَيَا
فَقَدْ قَاسَ تَمْوِيهاً قِيَاسَ سُفْسَطَانِي
Duties when they are specified to only you.
And whoever compared your generosity to the sea and life,
وَطَاعَتُك الْعُظْمَى بِشَارَةُ رَحْمَةٍ
وَعِصْيَانُكَ الْمَحْذُورُ نَزْغَةُ شَيْطَانِ
Then he equated a delusion, the analogy of a sophist.
And obeying you is the glad tiding of mercy,
وَحُبُّك عُنْوَانُ السَّعَادِةِ وَالرِّضَا
وَيُعْرَفُ مِقْدَارُ الْكِتَابِ بِعُنْوَانِ
While disobeying you is a dangerous urge of Satan.
Your love is the sign of happiness and contentment,
وَدِينُ الْهُدَى جِسْمٌ وَذَاتُكَ رُوحُهُ
وَكَمْ وَصْلَةٍ مَا بَيْنَ رُوحٍ وَجُثْمَانِ
And the value of a book is known by its title.
The religion of guidance is a body, and your personality is its soul,
تَضِنُّ بِكَ الدُّنْيَا وَيَحْرُسُكَ الْعُلا
كَأَنَّكَ مِنْهَا بَيْنَ لَحْظٍ وَأَجْفاَنِ
And how many ties are there between a soul and a body!
The world is stingy towards you and the Most High guards you,
بَنَيْتَ عَلَى آسَاسِ أَسْلاَفِكَ الْعُلَى
فَلاَ هُدِمَ الْمَبْنَى وَلاَ عُدِمَ الْبَانِي
As if you are but a glance between two eyelids to it.
You built on the foundation of your sublime ancestors,
وَصَاحَتْ بِكَ الْعُلْيَا فَلَمْ تَكُ غَافِلاً
وَنَادَتْ بِكَ الدُّنِيَا فَلَمْ تَك بِالْوَانِي
So neither the structure was demolished, nor the builder ceased.
The Most High called upon you, so you were not heedless,
وَلَمْ تَكُ فِي خَوْضِ الْبِحَارِ بِهَائِبٍ
وَلَمْ تَكُ فِي رَوْمٍ الْفخَارِ بِكَسْلاَنِ
And the lower world called upon you, so you were not oblivious.
You were not frightened to plunge into the seas,
لَقَدْ هَزَّ مِنْكَ الْعَزْمُ لمَّا انْتَضَيْتَهُ
ذَوَائِبَ رَضْوَى أَوْ مَنَاكِبَ ثَهْلاَنِ
Nor were you lazy to roam the wilds.
On the day of the encounter, determination shook from you
وَلِلَّهِ عَيْناً مَنْ رَآهَا مَحَلَّةً
هِيَ الْحَشْرُ لاَ تُحْصَى بِعَدٍّ وَحُسْبَانِ
The forelocks of pleasure or the shoulders of resoluteness.
When it intended, no glance of a fearful one diverted it,
وَتَنُّورُ عَزْمٍ فَارَ فِي إِثْرِ دَعْوَةٍ
يَعُمُّ الأَقَاصِي وَالأَدَانِي بِطُوفَانِ
And if it granted, no utterance of a grateful one exhaled it.
The loud voice of Quss in the generosity of Haatim
عَجَائِبُ أَقْطَارٍ وَمألَفُ شَارِدٍ
وَأَفْلاَذُ آفَاقٍ وَمَوْعِدُ رُكْبَانِ
And the bravery of ‘Amr under the wisdom of Luqmaan.
The praiseworthy traits of your auspiciousness are more wondrous,
إِذَا مَا سَرَحْتَ اللَّحْظَ فِي عَرَصَاتِهَا
تَبلَّدَ مِنْكَ الذِّهْنُ فِي الْعَالِمِ الثَّانِي
For it the reeds of precedence in every field.
Loving him is an obligation upon every Muslim,
جَنىً حَانَ وَالنَّصْرُ الْعَزِيزُ اهْتِصَارُهُ
إِذَا انْتَظَمَتْ بِالقَلْبِ مِنْهَا جَنَاحَانِ
And obeying him for God’s sake is the knot of faith.
Congratulations, O Emir of the Muslims, for a blessing
فَمِنْ سُحُبٍ لاَحَتْ بِهَا شُهُب الْقَنَا
وَمِنْ كُتُبٍ بِيضٍ بَدَتْ فَوْقً كُثْبَانِ
You were loved through the absolute Generosity.
You adorned the platforms of eloquence with one
مَضَارِبُ فِي الْبَطْحَاءِ بِيضٌ قِبَابُهَا
كَمَا قُلِبَتْ لِلْعَيْنِ أَزْهَارُ سُوسَانِ
Whom the Merciful allowed from the family of Ziyaan.
Necklaces of conquest, yes, but their value
وَمَا إِنْ رَأَى الرَّاؤُون فِي الدَّهْرِ قَبْلَهَا
قَرَارَةَ عِزٍّ فِي مَدِينَةِ كَتَّانِ
Was too lofty to be called necklaces of slavery.
My Master, your love is my way to your sublimity,
تَفُوتُ الْتِفَاتَ الطَّرْفِ حَالَ اقْتِفَالِهَا
كَأَنَّكَ قَدْ سَخَّرْتَ جِنَّ سُلَيْمَانِ
And your kindness to me is my habit, by Your praise I am delighted.
I do not forget, despite the distance of horizons,
فَقَدْ أَطْرَقَتْ مِنْ خَوْفِهَا كُلُّ بَيْعَةٍ
وَطَأْطَأَ مِنْ إِجْلاَلِهَا كُلُّ إِيوَانِ
Your hands. We seek refuge in You, O Allah, from the evil of forgetfulness.
So no denial of what you enabled for me from my loyalty,
وَقَدْ ذُعِرَتْ خَوْلاَنُ بَيْنَ بُيُوتِهَا
غَدَاةَ بَدَتْ مِنْهَا اللُّيَوُث بخَوْلاَنِ
Nor disbelief in Your complete blessings from my glory.
However quickly I requited rights to their people,
فَلَوْ رُميتْ مِصْرٌ بِهَا وَصَعِيدُهَا
لأَضحَتْ خَلاَءً بَلْقَعاً بَعْدَ عُمْرَانِ
Indeed, You are my true Master and my Sultan.
You are my pillar, who when fate heralded my position,
وَلَوْ يَمَّمَتْ سَيْفَ بْنَ ذِي يَزَنٍ لَمَا
تَقَرَّرَ ذَاكَ الْغِمْدُ فِي غِمْدِ غُمْدَانِ
Responded to my call with acceptance and support.
And cured my sickly days
وَتُجْفلُ إِجْفَالَ النَّعَامِ بِبَرْقَةٍ
لُيُوثُ الشَّرَى مَا بَيْنَ تُرْكٍ وَعُرْبَانِ
With the wisdom of One who did not await a critical time.
The turns of events betrayed me, so it bent
وَعَرْضاً كَيَوْمِ الْعَرْضِ أَذهَلَ هَوْلَهُ
عِيَانِي وَأَعْيَانِي تَعَدُّدُ أَعْيَانِي
To kiss my cheek, then after my cheek.
And it disturbed me from my source, position,
وَجَيْشاً كَقِطْعِ اللَّيْلِ لِلْخَيْلِ تَحْتَهُ
إِذَا صَهَلَتْ مُفَتنَّةً بِرَجْع أَلْحَانِ
And home of loved ones, and friends of neighbors.
My country in which I tied my keepsakes
فَيُومِضُ مِنْ بِيضِ الظَّبَا بِبَوَارِقٍ
وَيَقْذِفُ مِنْ سُمْرِ الرِّمَاحِ بِشُهْبَانِ
And gathered my pride and raised my glory.
The north reminds me of it and bends me,
وَيُمْطِرُ مِنْ وَدْقِ السِّهَامِ بِحَاصِبٍ
سَحَائِبُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ عَوْجَاءَ مِرْنَانِ
And it knew the traits of my delight from me.
And I hope not to awaken from the soil
وَجُرْداً إِذَا مَا ضُمِّرَت يَوْمَ غَارَةٍ
تَعَجَّبْتَ مِنْ رِيحٍ تُقَادُ بأرْسَانِ
When the dream makes it my home, the soil of my home.
My brethren changed against me, and disasters swooped
تُسَابِقُ ظِلْمَانَ الفَلاَةِ بِمِثْلِهَا
وَتُذْعِرُ غِزْلاَنَ الرِّمالِ بِغِزْلاَنِ
Against me, various troubles of many colors.
And I did not know, before they disguised themselves,
وَدُونَ مَهَبِّ الْعَزْمِ مِنْكَ قَوَاضِبٌ
أَبَى النَّصْرُ يَوْماً أَنْ تُلِمَّ بِأَجْفَانِ
That my confidants were thegathering of my betrayers.
And my deeds, when fate determined its making
نَظَرتُ إِلَيْهَا وَالنَّجِيعُ لِبَاسُهَا
فَقُلْتُ سُيُوفٌ أمْ شَقَائِقُ نُعْمَانِ
Were against me in what I do not approve, the evilest of my supporters.
So had it not been for You, after God, O King of the Most High,
تَفَتَّحَ وَرْداً خَدُّها حِينَ جُرِّدَتْ
وَلاَ يُنْكِرُ الأَقْوَامُ خَجْلَة عُرْيَانِ
When the trusted betrayed me in the stance of the guilty.
You spared me through intercession, bestowing favors,
كَأَن الْوَغَى نَادَتْ بِهَا لِوَلِيمَةٍ
قَدِ احْتَفَلَتْ أَوْضَاعُهَا مُنْذُ أَزْمَانِ
Innocent, whom fate had cast in the stance of the offender.
If the people recognize Your right, they will succeed,
فَإِنْ طَعِمَتْ بِالنَّصْر كَانَ وُضوءُهَا
نَجِيعاً وَوَافَاهَا الْغُبَارُ بِأُشْنَانِ
And if they are ignorant, they will trade at a loss.
And if they mix propriety with impropriety and fall short,
لَقَدْ خَلَصَتْ لِلَّهِ مِنْكَ سَجِيَّةٌ
جَزَاكَ عَلَى الإِحْسَانِ مِنْكَ بِإِحْسَانِ
While You weighed with an upright, balanced scale.
And the sanctity of this tomb refuses its perfection
فَسَيْفُكَ لِلْفَتْحٍ الْمُبِينِ مُصَاحِبٌ
وَعَزْمُكَ وَالنَّصْرُ الْمُؤزَّرُ إِلْفَانِ
To be infringed by refutation or discounted by deficiency.
And I have slept away from my matter and alerted an ambition
فَرُحْ وَاغْدُ لِلرَّحْمَانِ تَحْتَ كَلاَءَةٍ
وَسَرْحَانَ فِي غَابِ الْعِدَى كُلَّ سِرْحَانِ
That stares loftily at the citadel of the Elite.
When souls draw near to God and hope
وَكُنْ وَاثِقاً بِاللَّهِ مُسْتَنْصِراً بِهِ
فَسُلْطَانُهُ يُعْلُو عَلَى كُلِّ سُلْطَانِ
For the pardon of sin or the attainment of forgiveness.
Then my Master, You are the direction of my face,
كَفَاكَ الْعِدَى كَافٍ لِمُلْكِكَ كافِلٌ
فَضِدُّكَ نِضْوٌ مَيِّتٌ بَيْنَ أَكْفَانِ
And the confidant of my secrets and the proof of my declaration.
I stood over the resting place of my soul, standing,
رِضَا الْوَالِدِ الْمَوْلَى أَبِيكَ عَرَفْتَهُ
وَقَدْ أُنْكِرَ الْمَعْرُوفُ مِنْ بَعْدِ عِرْفَانِ
In the recital of remembrance or the reading of my Quran.
And had I known, above it, of a means
فَكَمْ دَعْوَةٍ أَوْلاَكَ عِنْدَ انْتِقَالِهِ
إِلَى الْعَالَمِ الْبَاقِي مِنَ الْعَالَمِ الْفَانِي
To Your most pleasing kingdom, I would have rolled up my sleeves,
And sent my soul to its utmost, except that
فَعُرِّفْتَ فِي السَّرَّاءِ نِعْمَةَ مُنْعِمٍ
وَأُلْحِفْتَ فِي الضَّرَّاءِ رَحْمَة رَحْمَانِ
My aspirations are beyond the limits, my hopes.
I read the poem of praise to You by 'Aasim
عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يَبْغِي الْفَخَارَ بِدَعْوَةٍ
مُجَرَّدَةٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ تَحْقِقِ بُرْهَانِ
So my performance, emulation, and perfection were valid.
So I strung for You these pearls from the sea of my thought,
وَسُنَّةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي الْفَخْرِ قَدْ أَتَتْ
بِكُلِّ صَحِيحٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَعُثْمَانِ
Differentiated in the beauty of order with coral.
The Messenger of God cared for poetry,
وَمَنْ مِثْلُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي ثَبْتِ مَوْقِفٍ
إِذَا مَا الْتَقَى فِي مَوْقِف الْحَرْبِ صَفَّانِ
And how many arguments are there in the poetry of Ka'b and Hassaan.
By God, I have not fully rendered Your worth its right,
إِذَا هَمَّ لَمْ يَلْفِتْ بِلَحْظَةِ هَائِبٍ
وَإِنْ مَنَّ لَمْ يَنْفُثْ بِلَفْظَةِ مَنَّانِ
But it is my capacity and the extent of my ability.
فَصَاحَةُ قُسٍّ فِي سَمَاحَةِ حَاتِم
وَإِقْدَامِ عَمْرٍو تَحْتَ حِكْمَةِ لُقْمَانِ
شَمَائِلُ مَيْمُونِ النَّقِيبَةِ أَرْوَعٌ
لَهُ قَصَبَات السَّبْقِ فِي كُلِّ مَيْدَانِ
مَحَبَّتُهُ فَرْضٌ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ
وَطَاعَتُهُ فِي اللهِ عُقْدَةُ إِيمَانِ
هَنِيئاً أَمِيرَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِمِنَّةٍ
حُبِيتَ بِهَا مِنْ مُطْلَقِِ الْجُودِ مَنَّانِ
لَزَيَّنْتَ أَجْيَادَ الْمَنَابِرِ بِالَّتِي
أتَاحَ لَهَا الرَّحْمَانُ مِنْ آلِ زِيَّانِ
قَلاَئِدُ فَتْحٍ هُنَّ لَكِنَّ قَدْرَهَا
تَرَفَّعَ أَنْ يُدْعَى قَلاَئِدَ عِقْيَانِ
أَمَوْلاَيَ حُبِّي فِي عُلاَكَ وَسِيلَتِي
وَلُطْفُكَ بِي دَأْباً بِحَمْدِكَ أَغْرَانِي
أيَادِيكَ لاَ أَنْسَى عَلَى بُعُدِ الْمَدَى
نَعُوذُ بِكَ اللَّهُمَّ مِنْ شَرِّ نِسْيَانِ
فَلاَ جَحْدَ مَا خَوَّلْتَنِي مِنْ سَجَّيتِي
وَلاَ كُفْرَ نُعْمَاكَ الْعَمِيمَةِ مِنْ شَانِي
وَمَهْمَا تَعَجَّلتُ الْحُقُوقَ لأَهْلِهَا
فَإِنَّكَ مَوْلاَيَ الْحَقِيقُ وَسُلْطَانِي
وَرُكْنِي الَّذِي لَمَا نَبَا بِي مَنْزِلِي
أَجَابَ نِدَائِي بِالْقَبُولِ وَآوَانِي
وَعَالَجَ أَيَّامي وَكَانَتْ مَريضَةً
بِحِكْمَة مَنْ لَمْ يَنْتَظِرْ يَوْمَ بُحْرانِ
فَأَمَّنَنِي الدَّهْرُ الّذِي قَدْ أَخَافَنِي
وَجَدَّدَ لِي السَّعْدَ الَّذِي كَانَ أَبْلاَنِي
وَخَوَّلَنِي الْفَضَلَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَهْلُهُ
وَشِيكاً وَأَعْطَانِي فَأَفْعَمَ أَعْطَانِي
تَخَّونَنِي صَرفُ الْحَوَادِثِ فَانْثَنَى
يُقَبِّلُ أَرْدَانِي وَمِنْ بَعْدُ أَرْدَانِي
وَأَزْعَجَنِي مِنْ مَنْشَأي وَمُبَوَّأي
وَمَعْهَدِ أَحْبَابِي وَمَأْلَفِ جِيرَانِي
بِلاَدِي الَّتِي فِيهَا عَقَدْتُ تَمَائِمِي
وجمَّ بِهَا وَفْرِي وَجَلَّ بِهَا شانِي
تُحَدِّثُنِي عَنْهَا الشَّمَالُ فَتَنْثَنِي
وَقَدْ عَرَفتْ مِنِّي شَمَائِلَ نَشْوَانِ
وَآمُلُ أَنْ لاَ أَسْتَفِيقَ مِنَ الْكَرَى
إِذَا الْحُلْمُ أَوْطَانِي بِهَا تُرْبَ أَوْطَانِي
تَلَوَّنَ إِخوَانِي عَلَيَّ وَقَدْ جَنَتْ
عَليَّ خُطُوبٌ جَمَّةٌ ذَاتُ أَلْوَانِ
وَمَا كُنْتُ أَدْرِي قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَنَكَّرُوا
بِأَنَّ خِوَانِي كَانَ مَجْمَعَ خَوَّانِي
وَكَانَتْ وَقَدْ حُمَّ القَضَاءُ صَنَائِعِي
عَلَيَّ بِمَا لاَ أَرْتَضِي شَرَّ أَعْوَانِي
فَلَوْلاكَ بَعْدَ اللهِ يَا مَالِكَ الْعُلَى
وَقَدْ فُتُّ مَا أَلْفَيْتُ من يَتَلاَفَانِي
تَدَارَكْتَ مِنِّي بالشَّفَاعَةِ مُنْعِماً
بَرِيئاً رَمَاهُ الدَّهْرُ فِي مَوْقِفِ الْجَانِي
فَإِنْ عَرَفَ الأَقْوَامُ حَقَّكَ وُفِّقُوا
وَإِنْ جَهِلُوا بَاءُوا بِصَفْقَةِ خُسْرَانِ
وَإنْ خَلطَوُا عُرفاً بنُكْرٍ وَقَصَّرُوا
وَزَنْتَ بِقِسْطَاسٍ قَوِيمٍ وَمِيزَانِ
وَحُرمَةُ هَذَا اللَّحْدِ يَأَبَى كَمَالُهَا
هَضيمَةَ رَدٍّ أَوْ حَطِيطَةَ نُقْصَانِ
وَقَدْ نِمْتُ عَنْ أَمري وَنبَّهْتُ هِمَّة
تُحَدِّقُ مِنْ عُلْو إِلَى صَرْحِ هَامَانِ
إِذَا دَانَتِ اللَّهَ النُّفُوسُ وَأَمَّلَتْ
إِقَالَةَ ذَنْبٍ أَوْ إِنَالَةَ غُفْرَانِ
فَمَوْلاَكَ يَامَوْلاَيَ قِبْلَةُ وِجْهَتِي
وَعُهْدَةُ أَسْرَارِي وَحُجَّةُ إِعْلاَنِي
وَقَفْتُ عَلَى مَثْوَاهُ نَفْسِي قَائِما
بِتَرْدِيدِ ذِكْرِ أَوْ تِلاَوَةِ قُرْآنِي
وَلَوْ كُنْتُ أَدْرِي فَوْقَهَا مِنْ وَسِيلَةٍ
إِلَى مُلْكِكَ الأَرْضَى لَشَمَّرْتُ أَرْدَانِي
وَأَبْلَغْتُ نَفسِي جُهْدَهَا غَيْرَ أَنَّنِي
طِلاَبِي مَا بَعْد النَّهَايَة أَعْيَانِي
قَرَأتُ كِتَابَ الْحَمْدِ فِيكَ لِعَاصِمٍ
فَصَحَّ أَدَائِي وَاقْتِدَائِي وَإِتْقَانِي
فَدُونَكَهَا مِنْ بَحْرِ فِكْرِيَ لُؤلُؤاً
يُفَصَّلُ مِنْ حُسْنِ النِّظَامِ بِمَرْجَانِ
وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ بِالشِّعْرِ يَعْتَنِي
وَكَمْ حُجَّةٍ فِي شِعْرِ كَعْبٍ وَحَسَّانِ
وَوَاللَّهِ مَا وَفَّيتُ قَدْرَكَ حَقَّهُ
وَلَكِنَّهُ وُسْعِي وَمَبْلَغُ إمْكَانِي
