مُلْكٌ جديدٌ مثل طَبْعِ المُنصُلِ
نَمشُ الفرندِ عَلَيهِ صنع الصيقلِ
A new kingdom like the engraving of a blade
The polish of a Frank's sword engraved upon it
ورياسةٌ عُلْوِيّةٌ ترنو إلى
زُهْرِ الكواكبِ إذ تَراءتْ من عَلِ
And supreme authority aspiring
To the blossom of the stars when seen from on high
وسعادةٌ لو أنّها جُعِلتْ على
هَرِمٍ لعادَ إلى الشّبابِ الأوّلِ
And happiness, if it were placed upon
A pyramid, it would return to its first youth
هاتِ الحديثَ عن الزّمانِ وحُسْنِهِ
وَخُذِ الحديث من المُحدِّث عن علي
Give us the news about the time and its beauty
And take the news from the one who talks about Ali
من ألحفَ الدنْيا جنَاحَيْ عدْلِهِ
وأجارَ من صرْفِ الخطوبِ المعضلِ
Who folded the wings of justice over the world
And gave refuge from hard and complex events
من مَهّدَ الملكَ العظيمَ وناهضاً
للمكرمات بكلّ عبءٍ مثقلِ
Who paved the way for the great kingdom while active
In honoring with every heavy burden
ملك تَفُلّ عداتَهُ عزماتُهُ
بصوارم قَدَرِيّةٍ لم تُفْلَلِ
A kingdom whose pillars are strengthened
By Almighty decrees that cannot be weakened
برٌّ إذا عَمَلٌ خلا من نُصْحِهِ
ورجا التقيُّ قبولهَ لم يُعْمَلِ
Righteousness, if a deed lacks his advice
And the pious hopes for its acceptance, is not done
شَرِبَتْ قلوبُ الناسِ مِنهُ محبَّةً
كَرْعَ الصوادي في عذوبةِ منهلِ
The hearts of the people drank love of him
Like the drinking of the plains in the sweetness of a spring
وقضى له بالنّجْحِ مبدأُ أمرِد
ويدلّكَ الماضي على المستقبلِ
Fate decreed success for him in his principles
And the past points you to the future
وَسما يُحَلِّقُ في العلى بِعِداتِهِ
مثلَ البغاثِ خَشينَ وَقْعَ الأجدلِ
He soared high with his banners
Like a kite, fearing the fall of a predator
إِيّاكَ أَن يختالَ مِنهُم جاهلٌ
فحسامُهُ للجيدِ منه يختلي
Beware lest an ignorant person be arrogant with them
For his sword separates the worthless from the excellent
إِنَّ الشريعةَ مِنهُ تُشْرِعُ عاملاً
من كلِّ باغٍ عامِلاً في المقتَلِ
Through him, the law prospers, busying
Every rebel in killing
وَرِثَ الممالِكَ مِن أَبيهِ فَحازَهَا
وتُراثَ مجدٍ في الصميم مُؤثَّلِ
He inherited the kingdoms from his father and gained them
And the legacy of glory embedded in his soul
حَسَمَ المظالمَ عادلاً فكأنّهُ
من سيرة العُمرَيْن جَدّدَ ما بَلي
He arbitrated grievances justly, so it was as if
From the history of the two lives, he renewed what perished
كم قال من حيٍّ لِمَيْتٍ قُمْ ترى
ما نَحنُ فيه منَ التنَعُّم مُذْ ولي
How often has one living person said to another dead, "Rise and see
What delight we are in since he came to power"
إنَّ ابنَ يَحيى في المفاخِرِ ذِكرُهُ
مُتَضَوّعٌ منه فمُ المتمثّلِ
Indeed, the mention of the son of Yahya in virtues
Is perfumed from him, the mouth of the one reciting
ملكٌ إذا خفقتْ عليه بنودُهُ
فالحافقانِ له جناحا جَحفَلِ
A kingdom, when its banners flutter over it
The fluttering ones have wings for it like a forest
يَقتادُ كلَّ عَرَمْرَمٍ متَموِّجٍ
كالبحر تركُلُهُ نَوؤجُ الشّمألِ
It leads every towering, billowing wave
As the sea roils under the pounding of the north wind
وتريكَ في أُفْقِ العجاجِ رماحُهُ
شَرَرَ الأسنّةِ في رمادِ القسطلِ
And you see in the horizon of the rumbling storm its spears
The sparks of blades in the ashes of dry wood
في كُلِّ سابِغَةٍ كَأنَّ قَتيرَها
حدَقُ الجنادبِ في سَرابِ المجهَلِ
In every darkened night, it is as if its darkness
Is the stare of owls in the mirage of the lost
ماذيّةٌ يشكو لِكَثرَةِ لَحمِها
ضُرّاً بلا نفعٍ لسانُ المُنْصُلِ
Beasts of burden complain of its abundant flesh
To no benefit, the tongues of engraving blades
كَغَمامَةٍ يَجلو عَلَيكَ بَريقُها
في السّرد لمعَ البارقِ المُتَهلِّلِ
Like a cloud whose lightning flashes upon you
In the plain, the flashing of the continuous lightning
يَفتَرُّ عَن ثغرِ الرئاسَةِ والرّدى
جَهْمٌ يلذّ بِعَضِّ نابٍ أعصلِ
It snarls, baring the fang of rule and carnage
A snarling wolf biting a severed neck
إِن كرَّ في ضَربِ الكماةِ بِمرهَفٍ
قدّ الحديدَ على الكميّ بجدوَلِ
If it attacks the brave with a drawn sword
It straightens the iron against the brave one's collarbone
وتخالُ يومَ الطّعْنِ مهجةَ قِرنِهِ
تُجْري السليطَ على السنانِ المُشعَلِ
And you imagine on the day it thrusts its spearhead
It propels the slick iron along the flaming spearpoint
لا تَسأَلَنْ عَن بأسِهِ واقْرَأه في
صفةِ الحديدِ من الكتابِ المنزلِ
Do not ask about its might, but read it in
The description of iron in the Book sent down
صَلْتُ الجبينِ على أسِرّةِ وجههِ
نورٌ يشيرُ إلى الظلامِ فينجلي
I bowed my forehead to the pillow of his cheek
A light that signals the darkness and it brightens
ثبتَتْ رصانةُ حِلْمِهِ فكأنّما
أرساهُ خالقُهُ بِهَضْبَةِ يَذْبُلِ
The firmness of his patience is established so it is as if
His Creator anchored him with an unshakable mountain
ما زلتَ في رُتَبِ العُلا متنقّلاً
وكذا انتقالُ البَدر في الفَلكِ العلي
You continue rising in the ranks of the high
And so too the moon moves on in the highest celestial orbit
وموفّقُ الأعمالِ تحسبُ رأيَهُ
صُبْحاً يقدّ أديمَ ليلٍ أليْلِ
The harmonizer of deeds reckons his opinion
A morning that stretches out the leather of a long night
وتكادُ تُرْدي في الغمودِ سيوفُهُ
وتبيدُ أسهُمُهُ وإن لم تُرْسَلِ
His swords almost shed their scabbards
And his arrows are unleashed without being fired
دُمْ للمعالي أيّها الملك الذي
أسْدَى الأماني من يمينَيْ مفضلِ
Blood, for the heights! O king who
Has fulfilled hopes from my right hand
نِعَمٌ تُنَوِّرُ في الأَكُفِّ كَما سقى
عينَ الرياض حَيَا السحابِ المُسْبَلِ
Blessings shine in cupped hands as Mount Ghada
Poured the torrents of clouds from its overflowing streams
وَفَدَتْ عَلَيكَ سعودُ عامٍ مُقْبِلٍ
فَتَلَقَّهُ بِسعودِ عِزٍّ مقبلِ
The good fortunes of an approaching year
Came to you, so welcome them with rising fortune
أَهْدَى التحيَّةَ واستعارَ لنُطْقِهِ
من كلّ ممتدح فصاحةَ مِقْولِ
He offered greetings and borrowed
Eloquence from every well-spoken praiser for his speech
وَسعَى بِأَرضِكَ واضِعاً فَمَهُ على
تُرْبٍ بأفواهِ الملوكِ مُقَبَّلِ
He hastened in your land, placing his mouth
Upon dust that the mouths of kings kiss
وكَأَنَّهُ بِكَ لِلأنامِ مهنّئٌ
ومبشّرٌ لك في علوّ المنزلِ
It was as if he congratulated the people through you
And gave you good tidings of rising through the ranks
بمراتبٍ تُبْنى وبأسٍ يُتّقَى
وسعادةٍ تَنْمى وكعبٍ يعتلي
Of positions built and might feared
And good fortune growing and heels climbing
