أَبَا مَالِكٍ أَنْتَ نَجْلُ الْمُلُوكِ

غُيُوثِ النَّدَى وَلُيُوثِ النِّزَالِ

O Abu Malik, you are the son of kings,

The succor of dew and the lion of battle,

وَمِثْلُكَ يَرْتَاحُ لِلْمَكْرُمَاتِ

وَمَا لَكَ بَيْنَ الْوَرَى مِنْ مِثَالِ

And the like of you finds comfort in honors,

With no equal amongst mankind.

عَزِيزٌ بِأَنْفِسِنَا أَنْ نَرَى

رِكَابَكَ مُؤُذِنَةً بِارْتِحَالِ

It brings us joy to see

Your departure, telling of your leaving,

وَقَدْ خَبَرَتْ مِنْكَ خُلْقَاً جَمِيلاً

أَنَافَ عَلَى دَرَجَاتِ الْكَمَالِ

And we have known noble manners from you,

Rising above the ranks of perfection.

وَفَازَتْ لَدَيْكَ بِسَاعَاتِ أُنْسٍ

كَمَا زَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ طَيْفُ الْخَيَالِ

And in your company it has won hours of companionship,

As the specter of imagination came on a night visit.

وَلَوْلاَ تَعَلُّلُنَا أَنَّنَا

نَزُورُكَ فَوْقَ بِسَاطِ الْجَلاَلِ

And were it not for our excuse that we

Visit you atop the rug of glory,

وَنَبْلُغُ فِيْكَ الَّذِي نَبْتَغِي

وَذَاكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ سَهْلُ الْمَنَالِ

And attain in you what we seek,

And that is easy to obtain from God,

لَمَا فَتَرتْ أَنْفُسٌ مِنْ أَسىً

وَلاَ بَرِحَتْ أَدْمُعٌ فِي انْهِمَالِ

Never would souls cease from sorrow,

Nor tears cease spilling forth.

تَلقَّتْكَ حَيْثُ احْتَللْتَ السُّعُودُ

وَكَانَ لَكَ اللَّهُ فِي كُلِّ حَالِ

You met it where good fortune has settled,

And God was with you in every state.