سلامٌ كنشرِ الروضِ باكَرَهُ الحَيا

وألطفُ مِنْ مرِّ النسيمِ وأطيبُ

Greetings like the blossoming of meadows at dawn,

And gentler than the passing of the breeze, sweeter still,

على أريحيٍّ مذْ سمعتُ بذكرهِ

أُغالبُ فيهِ الشوقَ والشوقُ أَغلَبُ

To the one I've yearned for since I heard his name,

I wrestle with longing, and longing prevails.

ألا مبلغاً قاضي القضا تحيةً

يُخصُّ بها فَهْوَ المحبُّ المحبَّبُ

O you, conveyer of the Judge's decrees, convey

Special greetings to the beloved from a loving soul,

عظيمُ الندى كهفُ الردى غائظُ العدى

إمامُ الهدى نائي المدى متقرّبُ

Of ample benevolence, a cave dispelling distress,

A leader guiding to righteousness, drawing near through worship.

فيا منصبَ الحكمِ العزيزَ ابتهلْ عسى

تنالُ الذي ترجوهُ منهُ وتطلبُ

So you who fills the august office of judge, plead

That you may attain what you seek from Him.

عسى عطفةٌ منهُ عليكَ وعودةٌ

فقدْ طال من قاضي القضاةِ التغضُّبُ

May He show you kindness and favor again

For the Judge of judges has been aloof a long while.

بسيطُ الندى حاوي النهايةِ شاملٌ

بإيضاحِهِ معنى البيانِ مقرَّبُ

Simple in benevolence, encompassing perfection,

His eloquence illuminates the meaning of rhetoric, drawing near.

وإنَّ لهُ في تركِهِ الحكمَ راحةً

ولكنْ قلوبُ الناسِ واللهِ تَتْعَبُ

And though ceasing to judge allows him comfort,

The hearts of people, by God, grow weary.

فمن ذا سواهُ في الورى لا تلمُّهُ

على شَعَثٍ أيُّ الرجال المهذَّبُ

Who else in creation can match his polish?

Which of mankind is as refined?