قَدِمتَ بَهاءَ الدينِ أُسعَدَ مَقدَمٍ

قَدِمتَ بَهاءَ الدينِ أُسعَدَ مَقدَمٍ

وَأَنتَ عَلى رَغمِ العِدى فائِزُ القِدحِ

وَأَنتَ عَلى رَغمِ العِدى فائِزُ القِدحِ

You have arrived, Baha al-Din, with the most auspicious arrival,

You arrived with the glory of the faith, the happiest arrival,

And, despite your foes, yours is the winning lot-arrow.

And you are victorious over enemies, winner of the contest.

وَليسَ عَجيباً ما أُتيحَ مُيَسَّراً

وَليسَ عَجيباً ما أُتيحَ مُيَسَّراً

بِرَأيِ أَبي الفَتحِ المُوَفَّقِ مِن فَتحِ

بِرَأيِ أَبي الفَتحِ المُوَفَّقِ مِن فَتحِ

Nor is what was granted so readily a wonder—

It is no wonder what was made easy by

Victory, through the judgment of Abu al-Fath, blessed with success.

The opinion of Abu al-Fath al-Muwaffaq of conquests.

وَلَكِن عَجيبٌ أَن يَبيتَ مُصَمِّماً

وَلَكِن عَجيبٌ أَن يَبيتَ مُصَمِّماً

عَلى الفَتكِ مَطبوعُ السَجايا عَلى الصَفحِ

عَلى الفَتكِ مَطبوعُ السَجايا عَلى الصَفحِ

Yet it is strange that he should spend the night resolved

But it is amazing that one whose nature tends

On deadly assault, though his very nature is to forgive,

Toward murder should resolve to pardon and forbearance.

وَأَنَّكَ تُلقى عابِساً ذا شَراسَةٍ

وَأَنَّكَ تُلقى عابِساً ذا شَراسَةٍ

وَمازِلتَ طَلقَ الوَجهِ ذا خُلُقٍ سَمحِ

وَمازِلتَ طَلقَ الوَجهِ ذا خُلُقٍ سَمحِ

And that you should be found frowning and fierce,

That you should meet frowning, full of fierceness,

Though you have always been cheerful of face and gracious in temper.

Yet remain gentle-faced, of noble and liberal manners.

نَهَضتَ بِما حُمِّلتَ غَيرَ مُضَجَّعٍ

نَهَضتَ بِما حُمِّلتَ غَيرَ مُضَجَّعٍ

وَلَم تَألُ جُهداً لِلخَليفَةِ في النُصحِ

وَلَم تَألُ جُهداً لِلخَليفَةِ في النُصحِ

You rose to bear what was laid upon you, without shirking,

You took up the burden laid on you, without flinching,

And spared no effort in sincere counsel to the caliph.

And did not stint any effort in advising the Caliph sincerely.

رَآكَ الأَعاضي حينَ قُلِّتَ حَربَهُم

رَآكَ الأَعاضي حينَ قُلِّتَ حَربَهُم

أَخا عَزَماتٍ فَاِستَكانوا إِلى الصُلحِ

أَخا عَزَماتٍ فَاِستَكانوا إِلى الصُلحِ

The enemies saw you, when you were entrusted with war against them,

The rebels saw you when you thinned their wars,

As a man of firm resolve; so they submitted to peace.

A brother in resolves, so they inclined toward peace.

فَلا زِلتَ مَيمونَ العَقيدَةِ آخِذاً

فَلا زِلتَ مَيمونَ العَقيدَةِ آخِذاً

مِنَ اللَهِ عَهداً في مَساعيكَ بِالنُجحِ

مِنَ اللَهِ عَهداً في مَساعيكَ بِالنُجحِ

So may you remain blessed in your resolve, receiving

Thus you remain steadfast in righteous beliefs, taking

From God a pledge of success in your endeavors.

A pact with God that your efforts will succeed.

وَدونَكَ مِن مَدحي عَقائِدَ لَم أَزَل

وَدونَكَ مِن مَدحي عَقائِدَ لَم أَزَل

بِهِنَّ عَلى مَن لَيسَ كُفءً أَخا شُحِّ

بِهِنَّ عَلى مَن لَيسَ كُفءً أَخا شُحِّ

And take these necklaces of my praise; I have always been

Before you, my praises were principles I have never ceased

Miserly with them toward anyone unworthy.

To address to those unfit to be brothers to misers.

رُواصِلُ مَن يُمسي بِها ذا بَشاشَةٍ

رُواصِلُ مَن يُمسي بِها ذا بَشاشَةٍ

وَتُعرِضُ عَمَّن لا يَهَشُّ إِلى المَدحِ

وَتُعرِضُ عَمَّن لا يَهَشُّ إِلى المَدحِ

They befriend whoever grows cheerful through them,

I make friends with those who are cheered by them

And turn away from whoever does not warm to praise.

And ignore those who do not rush to praise.