1. أنْعَمْ من العَيْش بما تشتهي

    واطْرَبْ ودَعْ من لام أو فنَّدا

    Enjoy life with whatever you desire.

    And be merry; disregard whoever blames or censures.

  2. واغْتَنِم اللَّذاتِ مستمِتعاً

    ولاتَبِعْ يومك ترجوا غدا

    And seize pleasures, savoring them.

    And do not sell your day in hope of tomorrow.

  3. في مجلس أسِّس بُنْيانُه

    بالطائر السعْد ورَغْم العِدَا

    In a hall whose structure was founded

    Under an auspicious omen, despite the foes.

  4. كأنّه من حُسْنه لم يَزْل

    يستخدِمُ التوفيقَ والأسعُدا

    As though, through its beauty, it had always

    Kept success and good fortune in its service.

  5. شُدّ بناه وعلا سَمْكُهُ

    فطاول الجوزاءَ والفَرْقَدا

    Its structure was made firm, and its roof rose high,

    So it rivaled al-Jawza and al-Farqad in height.

  6. فلو بدا كِسْرَى له لم يكن

    متَّخِذاً إيوانَه مَقعَدا

    Had Kisra come before it, he would not have

    Taken his own iwan as his seat.

  7. وكم قصورٍ شُيِّدت قبله

    لكنه أحسنُ ما شُيِّدا

    And many palaces were built before it,

    Yet it is the finest ever built.

  8. وكيف لا يُشْرِق حُسْناً وقد

    شيَّده رأيُ إمام الهدى

    And how could it not shine with beauty, when

    The judgment of the Imam of Guidance raised it?

  9. الملبِسي النُّعْمَى التي صَيَّرتْ

    أدانيَ اللُحْمة لي حُسَّدا

    Who clothes me in bounty that has made

    My closest blood kin envious of me.

  10. أُثني عليه شاكراً بالذي

    أولَى من الفضل وما جَدّدا

    I praise him, thankful for what

    He has bestowed in bounty, and for what he has renewed.

  11. يا ربِّ صَيِّرني له واقياً

    من كلّ ما يَكرههُ أو رَدَى

    O Lord, make me a protector for him

    Against all he detests, or against death.

  12. وصلِّ يا ربّ عليه كما

    قام من الأمر بما قُلِّدا

    And bless him, O Lord, just as

    He has fulfilled the duties with which he was entrusted.