رَشأٌ يَتيه بِمُقلةٍ وَبِحاجِبِ

ما بالهُ حجب الجَمال بِحاجبِ

A young man wandering with eyeliner and eyebrow

Why does he veil beauty with an eyebrow?

وَرث الأَمين أَميرنا رتب العُلى

فَرضا فَلَيسَ لَهُ بِها مِن حاجِبِ

The trustee inherited the ranks of the sublime, our prince

So he was content, and had no need for an eyebrow.

وَرَوَت شَمائل لُطفِهِ عَن حلمِهِ

فَضلاً كَما يُروى التُقى عَن حاجِبِ

The traits of his kindness narrated his forbearance

As piety is narrated from an eyebrow.

وَعَن المَكارم أَعرَبَت أَخلاقُهُ

فَبَنى العُلى وَنَحاه إِبنُ الحاجِبِ

And his morals expressed nobility

The sublime was built and saved by the son of Al-Hajib.

شَرف يدل عَلى عُلوّ مَقامه

كَالشَمس تَأذن لِلظُهور بِحاجِبِ

An honor indicating the loftiness of his status

Like the sun giving permission to rise with an eyebrow.

لَو أَنَّ تبّع شاهدت أَبصاره

معناه قامَ بِبابه كَالحاجبِ

If Tubba had witnessed his sights

Its meaning stood at his door like a guard.