بك الدهر قد أبدى التهلل والبشرا

ومما جنى قد جاء يبدي لنا العذرا

Time has shown its joy and good tidings for you

And from what it has reaped, it shows us an excuse

وإن كانت العلياء غاب شهابها

فانك فيها مطلع انجما زهرا

And if the supreme court, its flame has been absent

You in it are the rise of shining stars

وان كان ذاك البحر قد غاض في الثرى

فيمناك قد ابدت لنا ابحرا عشرا

And if that sea has withdrawn into the ground

Through you it has shown us tens of seas

وما مات من في الدهر انت وليه

ولم يطو يوما من نشرت له ذكرا

And who in life whose protector you are has not died

And a day has not passed for whoever you have remembered

فصبرا اولي الدين صبرا لما مضى

وشكرا لما اوتيت من بعدها شكرا

So patience, people of religion, patience for what has passed

And gratitude for what you have been given after it, gratitude

وبشراك قد وليت اشرف منصب

وبالصبر قد نلت المثوبة والاجرا

And good tidings to you for taking on the noblest position

And with patience you have attained reward and compensation

وزادت دمشق الشام حسنا واصبحت

لها الشرف الاعلى وفاقت بكم مصرا

And Damascus Levant has increased in beauty and become

For it the highest honor, surpassing you, Egypt

وقد حازت الشقرا بميدانها العلا

وسادت على الشهبا بجبهتها الغرا

And the blond has won with its battlefield the height

And prevailed over the brunette with its wonderful forehead

ومالت بها السمر الرشاق على الربا

وقد لبست من سندس حللا خضرا

And the slender brunette leaned over the pillars

Wearing dresses of green silk

وعن لؤلؤ الانداء ثغر اقاحبا

بدا باسماً يزهو فاكرم به ثغرا

And from the pearl teeth, a mouth that smiles

A name appears through which a mouth blossoms

وجامعها زفت عليك عروسه

ومنبره ابدى المسرة والبشرا

And its mosque has escorted you as a bride

And its pulpit shows happiness and good tidings

وقد اصبحت تلك المساكن جنة

فمن حل فيها لا يجوع ولا يعرى

And those dwellings have become a paradise in the morning

Whoever settles in it will not hunger or strip

منازل للأقمار امست منازلا

اذا غاب بدرٌ اطلعت بعده بدرا

Dwellings for the moons they have inhabited

If a full moon is absent, after it another full moon emerges

الا يا بني الآمال فاعثوا لناره

وان رستم وردا فدونكم البحرا

Oh son of hopes, ignite for his fire

And if you present a flower, then you have the sea

فهذا الذي يفتي النضار مواهبا

ولا نصبا حاشاه يخشى ولا فقرا

This is the one who gives the vigour its talents

And no fatigue he fears, nor poverty

ومن جاءه يشكو من الدهر عسرة

فان مع العسر الذي ناله يسرا

And whoever comes complaining to him of the difficulties of time

With the difficulties he gained, he gives ease

امام الهدى قاضي القضاة ومن سمت

ببهجته الدنيا واظهرت البشرى

The Imam of guidance, the judge of judges and who named

The world with his delight and showed good tidings

خبير بصير بالامور اخو ذكا

له فطنة يذكي نوقدها الجمرا

An expert, insightful in matters, brother of intelligence

He has wit that ignites the embers

وقد عبق الارجاء طيب ثنائه

واحيا شذاه ما انطوى وذكا نشرا

And the spaces have been fragrant with the scent of his praise

And his bloom has revived what was implied and scattered

وقد حاز في العلياء مجداً وسؤددا

ونال محلا ساميا وعلا قدرا

And he has gained in the supreme court glory and felicity

And attained a sublime position and high rank

وما ذاك الا من ابيه وراثة

ولا عجب للبحر ان ولد الدرا

And that is none other than inheritance from his father

No wonder for the sea that it begot a pearl

فقل للذي قد رام يحكي نواله

لقد رمت شيئا لن تحيط به خبرا

So say to whoever tries to tell of his fortune

You have cast something you will not comprehend news of

وما ذا عسى اني اقول ومدحه

اذا قلت شعرا زين النظم والنثرا

And what can I say and his praise

If I say poetry, it adorns prose and verse

وان تليت بالحمد آيات شاعر

بمدح سواه فهو آيتها الكبرى

And if I recite with praise the signs of a poet

Praising other than him, it is the greatest of its signs

فيا واحد الدنيا ومن نور فرقه

ازال الدجا عنا وابدى لنا الفجرا

O one God of the world and from whose light He has spread

Removed the darkness from us and shown us dawn

لنحوك قد اضحى التفاتي لأنني

وحقك لا زبدا اروم ولا عمرا

Towards you my inclinations have become because I

By your right do not intend nonsense or life

ولولا معانيك البديعة لم اقل

قريضاً ولا صغتُ القوافي والشعرا

And were it not for your wonderful meanings I would not say

A poem or compose rhymes and poetry

فخذها عروسا بالمعاني بديعة

مكملة الاوصاف غانية عذرا

So take it as a bride with wonderful meanings

Perfect in description, singing with an excuse

مخدرة عنها اميط قناعها

فأسبل عليها من حلي الرضا سترا

Confusing away from her remove the veil

So drape over her the garment of contentment

وألق نثار الدر عند زفافها

عليها وزد في النقد وابذل لها المهرا

And sprinkle pearls at her wedding

On her and increase in the dowry and pay her the dower

فلا زال نجم السعد نحوك ناظرا

وطالعك الميمون يسمو على الشعرى

The star of fortune does not stop looking towards you

And your auspicious ascendant rises above Sirius

وقصر عن علياك كل مماثل

وطول رب العالمين لك العمرا

And every peer falls short of your supreme court

And may God lengthen your life