يا قادماً وافي بكل نجاح

أبشِر بما تلقاه من أفراح

O you who come with all success

Receive good news of the joys you will find

راحَتْ تُذكِّرُني كُؤوسَ الرّاحِ

والقُرْبُ يخْفِضُ للجُنوحِ جَناحي

The cups of comfort reminded me

And proximity lowers the wing of my sorrow

وسَرَتْ تَدُلُّ علَى القَبولِ كمِثْلِ ما

دَلّ النّسيمُ على انْبِلاجِ صَباحِ

It flowed indicating acceptance like

The breeze indicating the emergence of morning

حَسْناءُ قدْ غَنِيَتْ بحُسْنِ صِفاتِها

عنْ دُمْلُجٍ وقِلادَةٍ ووِشاحِ

A beautiful one who sang with the beauty of her traits

Without any jewelry or necklaces or scarf

أمْسَتْ تَحُضُّ على اللِّياذِ بمَنْ جَرَتْ

بسُعودِهِ الأقْلامُ في الألْواحِ

It invites to spend the night with those who

Their joy flowed in tablets

بخَليفَةِ اللهِ المؤيَّدِ فارِسٍ

قَمَرِ المَعالي الأزْهَرِ الوضّاحِ

With the Caliph of Allah, the supported knight

The full moon of glory, the bright

ما شِئْتَ منْ هِمَمٍ ومنْ شِيَمٍ غَدَتْ

كالرّوْضِ أو كالزّهْرِ في الأدْواحِ

Whatever you want of resolve and manners has become

Like a meadow or like flowers in bouquets

فَضَلَ المُلوكَ فليْسَ يُدْرَكُ شأوُهُ

أنّى يُقاسُ الغَمْرُ بالضَّحْضاحِ

The superiority of kings cannot be attained

How can the sea be compared to drizzle

أنْسَى بَني عبّاسِهِمْ بلِوائِه ال

مَنْصورِ أو بحُسامِهِ السّفّاحِ

I forgot the clan of their Abbasids with their banners

Mansur or with their swords the bloodshedder

وغَدَتْ مَغانِي المُلْكِ لمّا حَلّها

تُزْهَى ببَدْرِ هُدىً وبَحْرِ سَماحِ

And the songs of the kingdom became adorned when he took over

Decorated with the full moon of guidance and the sea of generosity

وحَياةِ منْ أهْداكَ تُحْفَةَ قادِمٍ

في العَرْفِ منْها راحَةُ الأرْواحِ

And the life of those who gifted you the gift of the new comer

In it is the comfort of souls

مازِلْتُ أجْعَلُ ذِكْرَهُ وثَناءَهُ

رَوْحِي ورَيْحانِي الأريجَ ورَاحي

I still make his mention and his praise

My soul, my basil and my comfort

ولقدْ تَمازَجَ حُبُّهُ بجَوارِحي

كَتَمازُجِ الأجْسامِ في الأرْواحِ

And his love has mingled with my senses

Like the intermingling of bodies and souls

ولوَ انّني أبْصَرْتُ يوماً في يَدي

أمْري لطِرْتُ إليْهِ دونَ جَناحي

And if one day I saw in my hands

My matter I would fly to him without my wings

فالآنَ ساعَدَني الزّمانُ وأيْقَنتْ

منْ قُرْبِهِ نَفْسي بفَوْزِ قِداحي

Now time has helped me and my soul was assured

From his proximity the success of my endeavors

إيهٍ أبا عَبْدِ الإلهِ وإنّهُ

لَنِداءُ وُدٍّ في عُلاكَ صُراحِ

Woe O Abu Abdullah and he is

A call of love at your highest

أمّا إذا اسْتَنْجَدْتَني منْ بَعْدِ ما

رَكَدَتْ لِما جَنَتِ الخُطوبُ رِياحي

As for if you seek my help after

My winds have stalled for what troubles bring

فإلَيْكَها مَهْزولَةً وأنا الذي

قرّرْتُ عَجْزي واطّرَحْتُ سِلاحي

To you fallen and I who

Have stated my incapacity and dropped my arms