بِما يَشا فازَ عَبدٌ أَنتَ ناصرُهُ

بِما يَشا فازَ عَبدٌ أَنتَ ناصرُهُ

وَأَقبلت نَحوَه تَسعى بَشائرُهُ

وَأَقبلت نَحوَه تَسعى بَشائرُهُ

A servant you support has won what he desires,

With what he desires a servant prevailed, you are his helper,

And his glad tidings came hastening toward him.

And good tidings hastened towards him,

وَنال ما رام مِن مَجد وَمِن شَرَف

وَنال ما رام مِن مَجد وَمِن شَرَف

وَمِن مَعال بِها يَنحطُّ ضائره

وَمِن مَعال بِها يَنحطُّ ضائره

And he gained the glory and honor he sought,

And he attained what he sought of glory and nobility,

And lofty ranks through which his foe is brought low.

And of high positions through which his rivals are debased,

وَسالمته اللَيالي وَالزَمان صَفا

وَسالمته اللَيالي وَالزَمان صَفا

لَهُ وَعن حصنه ردّت بَوادره

لَهُ وَعن حصنه ردّت بَوادره

And the nights made peace with him, and time grew serene

And his nights and time are safe,

For him, and its sudden assaults were repelled from his fortress.

For him, and its threats were driven from his fortress,

وَلَيسَ في نَفسه ما يَرتَجيه سِوى

وَلَيسَ في نَفسه ما يَرتَجيه سِوى

شَيء يَسير بِهِ تَسمو مَنابره

شَيء يَسير بِهِ تَسمو مَنابره

And he hopes for nothing in his heart but

And there is nothing in his soul that he hopes for,

A small thing through which his pulpits rise.

Except a small thing through which his pulpits are exalted,

وَأَنتَ يا أَيُّها الصَدر الكَبير بِهِ

وَأَنتَ يا أَيُّها الصَدر الكَبير بِهِ

أَدرى وَأَنتَ لِمَن واليت جابره

أَدرى وَأَنتَ لِمَن واليت جابره

And you, O great minister, concerning it,

And you, O great-hearted one,

Know best; and you restore whomever you have befriended.

Are more knowing, and you know who your protector appointed,

فَامنُن بِتذكرة مِنها مَواردُه

فَامنُن بِتذكرة مِنها مَواردُه

تَصفو وَمنها لَهُ تَحلو مَصادره

تَصفو وَمنها لَهُ تَحلو مَصادره

So favor him with a note, through which his comings

So confer upon him a reminder from it, from which his pursuits

Grow clear, and through which his goings become sweet for him.

Become pure, and from it his sources become sweet for him,

وَلا تَدَعهُ عَلى جَمر بمضيعة

وَلا تَدَعهُ عَلى جَمر بمضيعة

فَأَنتَ عاضد مِن ولَّت عَساكره

فَأَنتَ عاضد مِن ولَّت عَساكره

And do not leave him upon embers in a wasteland,

And do not leave him in loss through neglect,

For you support one whose armies have retreated.

For you are the supporter of the one whose armies you commanded,

وَلا تُسَوِّف فَخَير البر عاجلُه

وَلا تُسَوِّف فَخَير البر عاجلُه

وَفاعل الخَير كُل الناس شاكره

وَفاعل الخَير كُل الناس شاكره

And do not delay, for the best kindness is swiftly given,

And do not procrastinate, for the best charity is that done promptly,

And all people are grateful to the doer of good.

And the doer of good, all people thank him.