مَلَكتِ قَلبي في الحُكمِ فَاِحتَكِمي
أَفديكِ مِن مالِكٍ وَمِن حَكَمِ
You have conquered my heart, so rule it justly
I ransom you from any master and any ruler
قَد سَئِمَ اللَيلُ فيكِ مِن سَهَري
يا لَيلُ وَالعائِداتُ مِن سَقَمي
The night grows weary of my vigils for you
O night, and my returning bouts of lovesickness
تَسفَحُ عَيني دَموعَها أَسَفاً
عَلى زَمانٍ بِالسَفحِ لَم يَدُمِ
My eyes shed their tears profusely
For a time that was fleeting and did not last
يُحدِثُ لي ذِكرُ عَهدِهِ طَرَباً
إِلى لَيالٍ مِن وَصلِنا قُدُمِ
The memory of his days excites me
To nights of our union that have passed
هَبي لِعَينَيَّ زَورَةً مِنكِ في ال
طَيفِ فَلَولا سُراهُ لَم أَنَمِ
Grant my eyes an apparition of you in my dreams
For were it not for their fantasy I would not sleep
قَد أَقسَمَت لا اِهتَدى الخَيالُ إِلى
جَفني وَبَرَّت لَمياءُ في القَسَمِ
She swore she would not let her imagination
Find rest on my eyelids, and she was true to her oath
يا عاذِلي مُهدِياً نَصيحَتَهُ
لَو كانَ في النُصحِ غَيرَ مُتَّهَمِ
O you who blame me, pretending to advise me
As if advice could be free of accusation
يَلومُني في الهَوى وَأَحسِبُهُ
لَو ذاقَ مِنهُ ما ذُقتِ لَم يَلُمِ
He blames me for love, but I reckon
Had he tasted what I tasted, he would not blame
خَلِّ مَلامي في حُبِّ ظالِمَةٍ
لَم يَخلُ قَلبي فيها مِنَ الأَلَمِ
Spare me censure for loving an unjust woman
My heart cannot be free of pain for her
شيمَتُها الهَجرُ فَهيَ تَبخَلُ بِال
وَصلِ عَلَينا يَقظى وَفي الحُلُمِ
It is her nature to spurn union with me
Awake and in dreams she withholds her affection
إِن بَخِلَت فَالسَماحُ لي خُلُقٌ
أَو غَدَرَت فَالوَفاءُ مِن شِيَمي
If she is miserly, generosity is my nature
And if she betrays, fidelity is my way
كَم لَيلَةٍ بِتُّ بَينَ مُرتَشَفٍ
مِن ريقِها بارِدٍ وَمُلتَثَمِ
How many a night I spend tossing sleepless
Sipping the cool draught of her mouth and her wrap
أَمزُجُ شَكوايَ بِالخُضوعِ لَها
وَدَمعَ عَيني صَبابَةً بِدَمي
I mingle my complaint with submission to her
And the tears from my eyes flow copiously like my blood
أَما وَدُرٍّ مِن لَفظِها بَدَدٍ
يَمُرُّ مِن ثَغرِها بِمُنتَظِمِ
Not to mention the perfume of her words, infusing
Steadily through her lips as she speaks
وَمائِسٍ مِن قَوامِها ثَمِلٍ
وَمُسكِرٍ مِن رُضابِها شَيَمِ
Her swaying figure, perfectly ripened
Her agreeable nature, pure intoxication
وَما بِخَدِّ الحَبيبِ أَخجَلَهُ ال
عَتبِ وَقَلبِ المُحِبِّ مِن ضَرَمِ
Her cheek knows no shame from reproach
And her lover's heart no hurt or blame
إِنَّ يَدَ المُستَضيءِ أَسمَحُ بِال
عَطاءِ يَومَ النَدى مِنَ الدِيَّمِ
The outstretched hand is most generous in giving
On a day of bounty, rather than a miser's fist
خَليفَةُ اللَهِ وارِثُ البُردِ وَال
خاتَمِ وَالسَيفِ مالِكُ الأُمَمِ
God's Regent, heir of the Prophet's mantle and signet
And sword, ruler of the nations
مُعيدُ شَملِ الإِسلامِ مُلتَئِماً
وَكانَ لَولاهُ غَيرَ مُلتَئِمِ
Who restored the unity of Islam, which would otherwise
Have remained divided
وَناشِرُ العَدلِ في الأَنامِ عَلى
فَقرٍ إِلَيهِ وَمُنشِرُ الكَرَمِ
And spread justice among the people, equitably
Distributing sustenance by sword and pen
هُوَ الإِمامُ الَّذي مُعانِدُهُ
مُعانِدُ اللَهِ بارِىءِ النَسَمِ
The Imam to whom those who oppose
God also oppose, shunning the easy path
حامي حِمى المُلكِ بِالمُثَقَّفَةِ ال
سُمرِ وَبيضِ الصَوارِمِ الحُذُمِ
Defender of the realm with bright Indian swords
And white blades, polished, straight and sharp
بَثَّت يَداهُ الآجالَ في الناسِ وَال
أَرزاقَ عَدلا بِالسَيفِ وَالقَلَمِ
His hands mete out lifespans and sustenance among the people
With justice, by sword and by pen
أَكرَمُ مَن مَدَّ بِالنَوالِ يَداً
وَخَيرُ ساعٍ يَسعى عَلى قَدَمِ
Most generous is he who extends a hand
And best strives who walks the straight path
طَبَّقَ إِحسانُهُ البِلادَ فَما
يَعدَمُ في عَصرِهِ سِوى العَدَمِ
His beneficence encompasses all lands, so that
None are deprived in his era, save the non-existent
وَعَمَّ بِالجودِ كُلَّ ذي أَمَلٍ
وَخَصَّ بِالعَفوِ كُلَّ مُجتَرِمِ
He alleviates every hopeful person's needs
And pardons every sinner
قَد نَكِرَت بيضُهُ الغُمودَ لِما
يُغمِدُها في التَريبِ وَاللِمَمِ
His whiteness disdains sheaths, as he unsheathes
His blades from the scabbards of mischief and blame
نَمَتهُ مِن هاشِمٍ لُيوثُ وَغىً
يَفرَقُ مِنها اللُيوثُ في الأَجَمِ
A fierce lion of glorious Hashim
Who makes even the fierce lions recoil in dread
فُروعُ مَجدٍ جَلَّت مَآثِرُهُم
مِنَ العُلى في الفُروعِ وَالقِمَمِ
Branches of glory whose achievements
Tower from the loftiest branches and summits
مِن كُلِّ قيلٍ يُقيلُ زَلَّةَ عا
ثِرٍ وَقَرمٍ إِلى النَدى قَرِمِ
Clearing every blemished lineage of shame
And purifying every sullied name
طَلقِ المُحَيّا لَألاءُ غُرَّتِهِ
في الخَطبِ تَجلو حَنادِسَ الظُلمِ
Bright of visage, the sheen of his smile
Dispels the darkness of gloom in his discourse
هُمُ الوَفِيّونَ بِالعُهودِ إِذا
قَلَّ وَفاءُ الرِجالِ بِالذِمَمِ
True to their pacts when other men
Fail in their sworn obligations
الضارِبونَ الكُماةَ في الغارَةِ ال
شَعواءِ وَالمُطعِمونَ في الإِزَمِ
Striking the enemy cavalry in raids
And feeding the needy in hard times
جيرانُ بَيتِ اللَهِ الحَرامِ إِذا
عُدَّ فِخارٌ وَسادَةُ الحَرَمِ
Neighbors of Allah's Holy House whom
All hold in esteem, the eminent of the Sanctuary
طالَهُمُ المُستَضيءُ باعَ عُلىً
وَهِمَّةً وَالعُلُوُّ بِالهِمَمِ
The Resplendent One endowed them with sublime
Aspiration and ambition for the highest summits
مَلَّكَهُ اللَهُ أَمرَ أُمَّتِهِ
وَكَفَّ عَنها بَوائِقَ النِقَمِ
God appointed him over the affairs of His nation
And spared it from the blows of fate's tyrannies
وَرَدَّ كَيدَ الأَعداءِ باغِيَةً
بِحَدِّ سَيفٍ مِن بَأسِهِ حَذِمِ
He repelled the evil of enemies with the sharp blades
Of his terrible might and ruthless resolve
فَكانَ لِلدينِ خَيرَ مُنتَصِرٍ
وَكانَ اللَهُ خَيرَ مُنتَقِمِ
So he was the best defender of the faith
And God the Best of those who avenge
يَمَّمتُهُ ظامِئاً فَأَورَدَني
مَناهِلاً مِن حِياضِهِ الفُعُمِ
I turned to him thirsty and he gave me to drink
From his copious pools and overflowing rain
وَشارَفَت بي مِنهُ الأَماني عَلى
بَحرِ عَطاءٍ بِالجودِ مُلتَطِمِ
I drew near him and my hopes
Plunged into an ocean of generosity, surging
أَعلَقتُ كَفّي لَمّا اِعتَلَقتُ بِهِ
حَبلاً مِنَ اللَهِ غَيرَ مُنقَصِمِ
I clung to him, grasping a bond
From God that will never be severed
وَذِمَّةً مِنهُ لَو أُذِمَّ بِها
لِذي شَبابٍ ما ريعَ بِالهَرَمِ
And a pact that if an impetuous youth were to violate
He still would not reach old age
فَاِجتَلِها كَالعَروسِ تَتبَعُ في ال
إِحسانِ أَسلافَها مِنَ الخَدَمِ
So treat it as a bride, following in the custom
Of her righteous ancestresses in benevolence
عَذراءَ لَم يُجدِ مِثلَها كَرَماً
قَبلي زُهَيرٌ يَوماً عَلى هَرِمِ
A virgin never matched in nobility
Not even by Zuheir in his day, despite his age
عونَ قَوافٍ أَتَتكَ تَحمِلُ أَب
كارَ مَعانٍ لَم تُفتَرَع بِفَمِ
Bringing news of victories, carrying
Unprecedented tidings never voiced before
شَوارِداً يُقتَفى مَذاهِبُها
فَهيَ لَقاحُ الخَواطِرِ العُقُمِ
So follow their course, for they are
The conceptions of barren minds now fruitful
وَاِبلِ جَديدَ البَقاءِ ضافِيَةً
عَلَيكَ مِنهُ مَلابِسُ النِعَمِ
And meet him with blessings of new life
Bestowing upon you from him the garb of blessings
وَاِفطِر وَعَيِّد وَاِسلَم لِنُصرَةِ مَظ
لومٍ ضَعيفٍ وَجَبرِ مُهتَضَمِ
Celebrate and feast and be ready to defend
The oppressed weak, and to heal the wounded spirit
