دعاني بعدَكُمْ قومٌ وقالوا

ليَهْنِكَ شهرةً في العالمينا

After you, people called me and said:

Renounce him, so you may thrive in both worlds!

أتحلفُ لا تنوبُ لمنْ سواهُ

فقلتُ نعمْ وغلَّظْتُ اليمينا

I swore I will never abandon him for another -

Yes, I swore a solemn oath.

أروني مثلَهُ لأنوبَ عنهُ

فإني قَدْ عدمْتُ لهُ القرينا

Show me his equal and I will turn from him,

For I cannot find his peer.

إمامٌ عندَهُ للفضلِ سوقٌ

أرى فرضاً محبتَهُ ودينا

A leader in virtue and excellence,

Loving him is a duty and faith.

وما وحدي فُجعْتُ بهِ ولكنْ

لقدْ عمَّ البريَّةَ أجمعينا

It was not I alone who grieved for him,

But the whole world lamented the loss.

تملَّيْنا بأنعمِهِ زمانا

وعشْنا في مكارمِهِ سنينا

We enjoyed his generosity for years,

And lived in the grace of his nobility.

أعادَ اللهُ دولتَهُ قريباً

وجازاهُ جزاءَ المحسنينا

May God soon restore his rule,

And reward him as one who did good.