ما تَرى البَدرَ حينَ حازَ كَماله
فَلَكَ المَطلع البَهيّ كَماله
When the full moon reached its perfection
You attained the most splendid rising, like the fullness of its perfection
يا شَقيق الهِلال وَاِبن أَخي الغُص
نِ وَصنو الغَزال وَاِبن الغَزاله
O brother of the crescent, son of my brother Ghusn
Protector of the gazelle, son of the beauties of the gazelle
وَمُعير النَسيم لُطفاً وَمزري ال
بيان عَطفاً وَفاضح البَدر هاله
Who gently scents the breeze, who ornaments eloquence with kindness
Who exposes the full moon with its halo
بِأَبي مِنكَ غُصن قامة قَدّ
تيههُ وَالدلال عَنّي أَماله
By my father, from you is a branch of perfect stature
Languishing while the guide leads it its hopes
وَغَزالاً قَد أَفسَد العَقل عجباً
أَصلَح اللَه بِالمَحاسن حاله
And a gazelle who has confused reason with wonder
May God better its state with beauty
مَلك قَد سَما بِدَولة حُسنٍ
أَبّد اللَه عَدله وَاِعتِداله
A sovereign who ascended with the fortune of beauty
May God make His justice and moderation eternal
سَمهريّ القوام يَطعن قَلبي
يا لَهُ طاعِناً سَما بِالعَداله
A Bay horse assailing my heart
What an excellent assailant, rising with justice
كَيفَ يَقسو وَعطفه حَرف لين
لِمَ لا تَعتَريه نَحوي إِماله
How can it be harsh when its charm is a gentle letter
Why does no inclination to me seize it
وَإِذا قيل تِلكَ هَمزة وَصلٍ
قُلت مَن لي بِأَن أَنال وِصاله
When it is said that is a conjunction of connection
I say who can attain its connection
وَعَلى الصدغ واو عَطف فَهلّا
عطفت مَن عَليّ أَبدى دَلاله
By the beauty spot is the conjunction “and”, so why
Didn’t you conjoin one who showed affection eternally
وَعَساها أَن تَجمَع الشَمل قُرباً
فَهيَ لِلجَمع يا منى القَلب آله
Perhaps it will gather the cloak of companionship
It is for gathering, O desire of the heart taking its family
يا لفرعٍ بِلَيله عَنبر الخا
ل أَرانا صُبح الجَبين بلاله
O branch whose night is the pure musk of beauty
The dawn showed us the wetness of its forehead
وَبَدا تَحت قَوس حاجبه الزا
مي نِبالاً فَخطَّ نون النباله
And beneath the bow of its eyebrows appeared
Arrows marking the letter “nun” with its arrows
وَتَلا الحُسن مِن عذاريه سَطرا
فيهِ نَصٌّ وَشاهد ودلاله
And beauty recited from its virgins a verse
In which is a text, witness, and proof
وَقَضى لائمي بِتَرك غَرامي
أَفأعتاض عَن هُداي ضلاله
And the critic has judged that I leave my passion
Shall I oppose its guidance, losing its direction?
أَبدع العَذل لي وَبدعة ذاكَ ال
عذل في مِلّة الغَرام ضلاله
It created separation for me, and the separation of that one
Is an innovation in the religion of passion and losing direction
كَم وَحتّامَ يا فَدتك حَياتي
أَنتَ تصغي قيل العَذول وَقاله
How often I wished, O ransom of my life
You were listening before the blame and conversation
قَلَّ صَبري وَالهَجر مِنكَ مَليٌّ
وَبِإِكثاره أَرى إِقلاله
My patience is little, and separation from you is hateful
And by its increase I see its decrease
بِعت روحي صَبابَة بِكَ فاِرفق
بِفَتىً مِن قلاك يَرجو الإِقاله
I sold my soul cheaply for your sake, so be gentle
With one whom your separation makes hope for comfort
يا مَليك الجَمال جاءك دَمعي
سائِلاً كَيفَ لا تُجيب سؤاله
O sovereign of beauty, my tears came to you
Asking, how do you not answer their question?
خَفض نَفس المُحبّ بالذلّ عزٌّ
لَكَ لَمّا إِلَيك يَرفَع حاله
Lowering oneself in humility brings honor to the lover
For your sake when he elevates his state
أَيُّ صَبٍّ يَقوى عَلى ما أُقاسي
مِن هَوان الهَوى بِدون مَلاله
What patience can withstand what I suffer
From the disgrace of passion constantly?
كَم أَذلَّ الهَوى عَزيز أُناس
وَهوَ فينا ذو رِفعة وَجَلاله
How passion debases proud people
While among us it possesses elevation and majesty
ما عَلَيهِ لَو في حِمى دَوحة المَج
دِ أَمين العُلى أَناخ رِحاله
It would not matter if in the sanctuary of glory
Of the trustworthy Al ‘Ali it tied its belongings
الوَحيد الفَريد مَن عَزَّ نَفساً
وَبِها شَرَّف الإله خصاله
The unique eminent one who honored a soul
And by it God ennobled its attributes
الأَمير الَّذي لَهُ الأَمر فينا
حَيث فَرضا نَرى عَلَينا اِمتِثاله
The commander whom we must absolutely obey
Whenever we see the imperative to comply to him
الأَمير الَّذي هُوَ البَدر عزّاً
شَرَّف اللَه بِالمَعالي كَماله
The commander who is the full moon in honor
May God honor the summit of his perfections
الحَليم الَّذي هُوَ البَحر حلماً
وِرده العَذب قَد وَرَدنا زلاله
The forbearing one who is the sea in clemency
Whose fresh pure water has come to us as drink
الكَريم الَّذي بِفَيض العَطايا
في رضاء الإله أَنفَق ماله
The generous one who by the abundance of gifts
Spent his wealth to please God
أَريحيٌّ مَتى بِنا نوديَ النا
دي لِبَذل النَدى دَعونا نَواله
An Aaribi, whenever we call the caller
To give from the clouds we hasten to seek him
أَمطر الغَيث وَكَفّ كَفّيه جودا
فَظَنناه ديمَةً هطّاله
He rained clouds and folded his two generous hands
So we thought it a constant downpour
حَسبه اللَه إنه حَرم الآ
مال جاست وفد الرَجاء خِلاله
May God protect him, he denied hopes
Though the delegates of hope frequented him
تَنزل القاصِدون في باب فَضلٍ
فَتح الفَوز دونَهُم أقفاله
Those with a purpose alight at the door of bounty
He unlocked the doors of success before them
فَهوَ حامي حِمى المَعالي بِسَيف ال
عَزم ذي الحَزم حَيث صدق المَقاله
He protects the sanctuary of glories with the sword
Of firm resolve, where his word is true
أَينَ مَن مِن بَني الزَمان يُباري
في البَرايا أَقواله أو فعاله
Where is one from the sons of time who rivals
His words or deeds in probity?
لَيسَ مَن قلّد العُلى عقد حلمٍ
مِثل مَن ألبستهُ ثَوب جَهاله
None who strung the pearls of wisdom
Is like one who clothes himself in the garb of ignorance
لا وَلا من تقبّل الأَرض بردا
هُ كَمَن تَلثم السماء نِعاله
Nor is one who humbly kisses the earth
Like one whose shoes touch the sky
عقم الدَهر بَعد إِنتاجه فَر
داً فَلَم تَنظُر العُيون مِثاله
Time was infertile after creating
A unique one, so eyes did not see his equal
فَهوَ فينا كَالجَوهَر الفَرد لَكن
عَرضُ الدَهر لا يُغيّر حاله
So he among us is like the peerless jewel
Though time does not change his state
قَد كَساه الإله ثَوب وقار
وَفَخار فَما اِزدَهته اِختياله
God clothed him in the garment of dignity
And pride, so pretentiousness did not hurt him
وَبِحُسن البَيان فَضلاً عَلى سح
بان ما زالَ ساحِباً أَذياله
And he was given abundant eloquence over
Orators, he still trails their tails
أوتِيَ الحُكم بِالكَمال فَحلّى
جيده بِالنهى فَزان جَماله
He was granted complete wisdom, so he adorned
His neck with morality, enhancing his beauty
قَد أَمنّا الزَمان باِسمك يا مَن
الأَمين اِسمه نَرى الأمن فاله
We trusted time in your name, O you whose name
Is the Trustworthy, so we see safety in its family
ما دَهانا مِن حادث الدَهر كَرب
قطّ إلّا مَنَحتنا ما أَزاله
We were not hurt by the events of time, ever
Except you gave us relief from what pained us
لا وَلا اِغتالنا الزَمان بِخَطب
مُدلهمٍّ إِلّا منعت اِغتياله
Nor did time betray us with covered
Calamities, except you prevented its betrayal
فَلكَ اللَه بَدر حلم وَحُكم
فَلَك السَعد حَلَّ لا شَيءَ هاله
So for you is God’s full moon of clemency and wisdom
For you is good fortune that nothing disturbs
إِنَّ مَدحي بِباب عزّك أَضحى
مَثَلاً يُحسنُ الثَنا إِرساله
My praise at your noble door now
Resembles virtuous words sending it forth
وَلعمري يَجلّ وَصف مَعاني
ك بِأَن تُدرك النُهى أَمثاله
By my life, describing your noble qualities
Perplexes that the prohibitions grasp its like
لَيسَ في الوسع ذا وأيُّ جَوادٍ
لَم يضيّق قَصد المحال مَجاله
It is not within capacity - and which noble one
Whose goal the impossible did not make narrow?
هاكَها قَد أَتَتكَ بكر نِظامٍ
ما تَجَلَّت عَلى سِواك وَلا له
That did not appear except for you and has no peer
Returning, outshining the gazelle in coquetry
غادة تَفضح الغَزال دَلالاً
وَجَمالاً تزري بِنور الغَزاله
And beauty, watering with the light of gazelles
It came spreading joy from afar
أَقبَلت تَنشُر الهَناء بعيد
أَبدع الحَمد بِالمَقام مَقاله
Creating the best praise for this place with its words
Oh what a joyous celebration you rejoice in
يا لَهُ مِن عيد سَعيد تَهنّى
بِعُلاكُم بكورهُ آصاله
Its prime with your elevation
Meet the Feast of Sacrifice for God however
فاِلق عيد التَقريب للّه فيما
نحره سُنَّة فَسُنَّ نِصاله
The Sunna slaughtered it, sharpening its knives
Slaughter and sacrifice for you every enemy
ضَحِّ وَاِنحر فداك كُلّ عَدوٍّ
وَحَسودٍ هُما حليفا جهاله
And envier they are both allies of ignorance
So congratulations to you for attaining wishes
فَالتَهاني لَكُم بِنَيل الأَماني
بلّغت كُلّ منتمٍ آماله
Every aspirant attained his hopes
These are our advance presents, for the
فَهيَ مِنّا مقدّمات فَلا زَا
ل يُرينا إِنتاجها أَشكاله
Shapes of their production still show us
And clear proofs of this bliss
وَبَراهين ذا الهَنا قاطِعات
عَن حِماكُم مَن لا يَروم اِتِّصاله
Cut off whoever intends no connection to your protection
So remain and greet the course of time, full moon of might
فاِبق وَاِسلم عَلى المَدى بَدر عزٍّ
لا يُعاني الزَمان إِلّا اِكتِماله
That time does not suffer except for its perfection
And shine in the sky of elevation, sun of bounty
وَاِستنر في سَما العُلى شَمس فَضلٍ
لا ترى أَعيُن الحَسود زَواله
That the eyes of the envious do not see its loss
