1. ألحمدُ للَّهِ زالَ الخوفُ والوَجَلُ

    وعَمَّنَا البِشرُ والأفراحُ والجَدَلُ

    Praise be to God: fear and dread have vanished.

    And cheer, joys, and debate have filled us all.

  2. قُلوبُنَا هَدَأت من بعدِ رَجفَتِها

    واسترجَعت نومَها الأجفانُ والمُقَلُ

    Our hearts have calmed after their trembling,

    and eyelids and eyes have regained their sleep.

  3. حُمَّ القَضاءُ ولُطفُ اللهِ أعقبهُ

    وما سِوَى اللُّطفِ مِن بعدِ القَضَا أمَلُ

    The decree was sealed, and God's kindness followed it;

    and after the decree, no hope remains but kindness.

  4. حاشا يَخيبُ امرؤٌ يُولي الصَّنيعَ إذا

    ما أمَّهُ عَن رجاً حافٍ ومُنتَعِلُ

    Far be it that a man who bestows kindness should fail, when

    the barefoot and the shod seek him in hope.

  5. أضحى على اللهِ في الأعمالِ مُتَّكِلاً

    والله يَحفَظُ مَن عَلَيهِ يَتَّكِلُ

    He has come to rely on God in his deeds,

    and God protects whoever relies on Him.

  6. ذلِكمُ القائدُ المَيمونُ طائِرُه

    مَن رَدَّدَ الذِّكرَ منه السَهلُ والجَبَلُ

    That is the commander whose omen is auspicious,

    whose renown the plain and mountain have echoed.

  7. أعمالُه زانَها من قَولِهِ حِكَمٌ

    وقولُه زانَهُ من جودِه عَمَلُ

    His deeds were graced by wisdom from his speech,

    and his speech was graced by acts of generosity.

  8. وكيف لا وهو من قومٍ إذا انتَسبوا

    كانت أُرومَتُهم بالنَّجم تَتَّصِلُ

    And how could it be otherwise? He is of a people who, when they traced their ancestry,

    found their lineage linked to the stars.

  9. بَني سُلَيمٍ وما أدرَاكَ مَا هُمُ في

    ذُؤابَةِ الفَخرِ إن قالوا وإن فَعَلوا

    The sons of Sulaym—and what could tell you who they are? At

    the crest of glory, whether they speak or act.

  10. بَني سُلَيمٍ وقُل ما شئتَ من كَرَمٍ

    ومن بسالَةٍ إن صالوا وإن بَذَلوا

    The sons of Sulaym—say what you will of generosity,

    and of valor, when they charge and when they give.

  11. جنَى نوَالِهِمُ يَدنو لمُقتَطِفٍ

    وعزُّ مُعتَصَمٍ مِنهُمُ ومُعتَقَلُ

    The fruit of their bounty draws near to whoever would pluck it,

    and from them come a refuge's strength and a stronghold.

  12. إن خَطبُوا فَسُيولُ القولِ دافِقَةٌ

    أو حارَبوا فَلَظى الهَيجَاءِ تَشتَعلُ

    If they orate, torrents of speech gush forth;

    or if they wage war, the blaze of battle flares.

  13. والقائدُ البَطَلُ الأَسمى سُلاَلتُهم

    لِلَّهِ لِلَّهِ ذاك القائِدُ البَطَلُ

    And the most exalted, heroic commander is their offspring;

    God be praised, God be praised for that heroic commander!

  14. يا أيها القائدُ المِغوارُ لابرِحَت

    منكَ السعادةُ يَحمي سعدَها الحَمَلُ

    O valiant commander, may there never depart

    from you happiness, whose fortune the Ram guards.

  15. أو قَدَمٍ لم تَزَل للمَجدِ ساعيَةً

    إن دمِلتُ فَقُلوبُ الناسِ تَندَمِلُ

    Or a foot that has never ceased striving for glory—

    if I heal, then people's hearts will heal.

  16. وصالحٌ صالحٌ للمَكرُماتِ فما

    أَتَى ليَعمَلَ إلا فوقَ ما عِملوا

    And Salih is fit for noble deeds: never

    has he set out to act except to surpass what they achieved.

  17. أسلافُه كم سَعَت لمجدِهِم قَدَمٌ

    وذلكَ الفرعُ بالأُصولِ مُتَّصِلُ

    His forebears—how many a foot strove for their glory!

    And that branch is connected to its roots.

  18. ولو تَرى قلبَ ذي الأَحبابِ يَوم ضَنًى

    أبصرتَ أعماقَهُم لِلَّهِ تَبتَهِلُ

    Had you seen the heart of these loved ones on a day of wasting sickness,

    you would have seen their depths beseeching God

  19. بِأن يُتِمَّ له اللهُ الشِّفاءَ ولا

    تَنتَابُه بعدَها الأحزانُ والعِلَلُ

    that God complete his recovery, and that no

    sorrows or ailments afflict him thereafter.

  20. فَلِلعُلا فَليَسِر واللهُ يَكلأُهُ

    إنَّ بدورَ الدُّجى بالسَّيرِ تَكتَمِلُ

    So let him go toward the heights, with God watching over him;

    indeed, the full moons of night attain perfection through their course.

  21. فاسلَم ودُم لِشُبولٍ أنتَ قَسورُها

    حتى تَرى مِنهُمُ الأحفادَ تَنتَسِلُ

    So stay safe, and live on for the cubs whose lion you are,

    until you see grandchildren being born of them.