هَلْ لِشعْري وَأَنْتَ منْهُ مُرَادي

Is my poetry worthy when you are what I desire to describe

In solitary words of your state that rise high

وَصْفُ حَالَيْكَ منْ عَلَى وَانْفرَاد

كُلُّ مَدْحٍ أَرَاهُ فيكَ قَليلاً

Every praise I see in you seems too little

And much my heart needs to express to satisfy

وَكَثيرٌ مَا يَقْتَضيني فُؤادي

خطَّةُ غَيْر بَالغٍ كل جَهْدي

A novice's flawed attempt are all my efforts

Relying on parts of its range is my dependence

بَعْضُ شَيءٍ منْ شَوْطهَا اعْتمَادي

فَلْيَكُنْ منْ تَمَام جَوْدكَ عُذْري

So let your perfect generosity be my excuse

For accepting excuses is the way of the generous

فَقَبُولُ الأَعْذَار شَأْنُ الجَّوَّاد

أَيُّهَا الحاَفظُ الأَمينُ بحَقٍّ

O faithful keeper, by the right

Of the most high from Taariq that shone bright

للمَعَالي منْ طَارقَ وَتَلاَد

قَدْ وَفَدْنَا حُجيجُ أَكْرَمَ بَيْتٍ

We've come, pilgrims of the most generous house

And prayed, followers of the most noble place

وَاعْتَمَرْنَا نُؤُمُ أَشْرَف نَاد

لاَ يَقْصدُ البِنَّاءِ فَخْماً وَلاَ

It seeks no glory or finest decor

That the hands have generously endowed

الزِّينَةَ أَبْهَى مَا جَوَّدَتْهَا الأَيَادي

لاَ وَلاَ الْمَجْدُ بَاقياً عَنْ كبَار

Nor the lasting glory of great ancestors

And forefathers of high morals who lived proud

من كرام الآبَاءِ وَالأَجْدَاد

إِنَّمَا شَاقَنَا لقَاءُ المَعَالي

Rather we endured the hardships for the sake of

Virtues, chivalry, dignity and good deeds of aid

وَالمُرُوءَاتُ وَالنَّدَى وَالأَيَادي

في فَتىً حَازمٍ جَريءٍ هُمَامٍ

In a resolute, bold, valorous young man

Loyal and honest fulfilling his word as he said

ثَابتِ العَهْد صَادق الْميعَادِ

تقفُ لَوْ هَزَّهُ الخَطْبُ يَوْماً

Were he shaken one day by adversity

He would shake adversity with his iron will

هَزَ لدْناً منَ القَنا المَياد

رَاسخِ العَزْم في كفاح الليَالي

Steadfast in nights of struggle with strong spirit

Fair of face against the darkest perils

بَاسمِ الوَجْه في قُطُوب الْعَوَادي

مُؤمل المُسْتَجير كهْف اليَتامَى

A shelter for the helpless orphan seeking refuge

And shining beacon for people seeking the right road

وَالأْيَامي مَنارَة الرُّوَّاد

حَيْثُمَا تَدْعُهُ الدِّيَارُ بحسْنها

Wherever the lands call him for his goodness

Truth rings in his voice and his sword strikes with might

صَوْتُ حَقِّ منْهُ وَسَيْفُ جَلاَّد

وَيَجْبها رَأْيٌ يُزلُ عَدَاهَا

And he counters with an opinion defeating the enemies

Many sound views prevailed over armies

رُبَّ رَأْيٍ أَغْزَى منَ الأجْناد

أَيُّ كَفيلٍ أَعْمَى إِذَا قيلَ مَنْ

What blind guarantor when asked who

Among the people on the day of cries for aid

فِي الْقَوْم يَومَ الَّذي وَيَومَ التَّنَاد

بَعْضُ تلْكَ الخلاَل في نَفَرٍ مَهْ

Some of those traits in but a few people

Would suffice for the whole country's needs

مَا يُقلوا كفَايَةً للْبلاَد

وَبهَا يَدْركُ المَقَامَ الْمُعَلَّى

And through you the supreme rank is attained

By one who perfectly followed guidance and reason

مَنْ بكَ أَتَمَّ عَنْ هُدَى وَرَشَاد

تلْكَ حَسْب الفَتَى مَقَاماً وَبَيْتاً

That is enough for the young man, position and home

And tale lasting for eternity unfaded

وَحَديثاً يَبْقَى عَلَى الابَاد

عشْ طَويلاً في غبْطة وَصَفاءٍ

Live long in joy and serenity

Safe, content, high of pillar and foundation

سَالماً نَاعماً رَفيع العماد

وَلْيَزنْ صَدْركَ الرَّحيب وَسَامٌ

Let your vast chest swell with pride

For his worth ever increases through your provision

بَاتَ فيه وَقَدْرُهُ في ازْدياد

فَاقَ أَنْدَادَهُ وَتَاهَ عَلَيْهُمْ

He surpassed his peers and they lost sight of him

As he came forth peerless, without contenders

إِذْ تَلَقَّاهُ فاقدُ الأَنْدَاد

نعْمَ المَالكينَ لاَ فَرْقَ فيهَا

What excellent possessors, no difference among them

Except the differences lie in individuals

غَيْرَ أَنَّ الفُروقَ في الأَفْرَاد