1. لِتَهنِ أميرَ المؤمنين كرامةٌ

    عليه بها شكرُ الإله وجوبُ

    May an honor gladden the Commander of the Faithful,

    for which he is bound to give thanks to God:

  2. بأنَّ ولَّي العهدِ مأمونَ هاشمٍ

    بدا فضلهُ إذ قامَ وهو خطيبُ

    in that the heir apparent, Ma'mun of Hashim,

    displayed his excellence as he stood delivering an address.

  3. ولمَّا رَماه الناسُ من كلِ جَانبٍ

    بأبصارهم والعودُ منه صليبُ

    And when the people assailed him from every side

    with their eyes, his timber stout and firm,

  4. رماهم بقولٍ أنصتوا عجباً له

    وفي دونه للسامعين عجيبُ

    he assailed them with speech they heard in wonder;

    even less would have amazed the listeners.

  5. ولما وعت آذانهم ما أتَى به

    أنابتْ ورقَّت عند ذاك قلوبُ

    And when their ears took in what he brought,

    hearts grew penitent and tender then.

  6. فأبكي عيونَ الناسِ أبلغُ واعظٍ

    أغرُّ بطاحيُّ النجار نَجيبُ

    Then the most eloquent preacher brought tears to people's eyes,

    radiant, of Batha' lineage, nobly born.

  7. مَهيبٌ عليه للوَقارِ سكينةٌ

    جرئُ جنانٍ لا أكعُّ هيَوبُ

    Awe-inspiring, with dignified serenity upon him,

    bold of heart, neither timid nor fearful.

  8. ولا واجبٌ فوق المنابرِ قلبه

    إذا ما اعترى قلبَ النَجيبِ وجيبُ

    Nor does his heart pound atop the pulpits,

    when pounding seizes the heart of a nobleman.

  9. إذا ما علا المأمونُ أعوادَ منبر

    فليس له في العالمين ضَريبُ

    When al-Ma'mun mounts the planks of a pulpit,

    he has no equal in all the world.

  10. تَصدع عنه الناس وهو حديثهم

    تَحدثَ عنه نازحٌ وقرَيبُ

    The people dispersed from him, and he was their talk;

    those far and near spoke of him.

  11. شبيه أمير المؤمنين حزامةً

    إذا وردتْ يوماً عليه خطوبُ

    Like the Commander of the Faithful in sound judgment,

    when grave affairs one day come upon him.

  12. إذا طابَ أصلٌ في عروقِ مشاجه

    فأعضانُه من طيبهِ ستطيبُ

    If a root is sound in the veins of its mingled stock,

    then its branches will be sound through its goodness.

  13. فقل لأمير المؤمنين الذي به

    يقدم عبد الله فهو أديبُ

    So say to the Commander of the Faithful, through whom

    Abd Allah advances, for he is well schooled:

  14. كأن لم تغب عن بلدةٍ كان والياً

    عليها ولا التدبيرُ منك يغيب

    It is as though you had not left a town whose governor he was,

    nor had your guiding hand been absent there.

  15. تتبع ما يُرضيك في كل أمرهِ

    فسيرتُه شخصٌ إليكَ حبيبُ

    He pursued what pleases you in every affair of his,

    so his conduct is a figure dear to you.

  16. ورثتمُ بني العباسِ أرث محمدٍ

    فليسَ لحيٍ في التُراث نصيبُ

    You, sons of al-Abbas, have inherited Muhammad's legacy;

    no other clan has a share in the inheritance.

  17. وإني لأرجو يا ابنَ عمِ محمد

    عطاياك والراجيك ليسَ يخيبُ

    And I do hope, O cousin of Muhammad,

    for your gifts; whoever hopes in you is not disappointed.

  18. أثبني على المأمون وابني محمداً

    نوالاً فإياه بذاكَ تثيبُ

    Reward me for al-Ma'mun, and my son Muhammad too,

    with bounty, for it is he whom you reward thereby.

  19. جناب أمير المؤمنين مباركٌ

    لنا ولكل المؤمنين خَصيبُ

    The court of the Commander of the Faithful is blessed,

    fertile for us and for all the faithful.

  20. لقد عمهم وُجودُ الإمام فكلهم

    له في الذي حازت يداه نَصيبُ

    The Imam's presence has indeed embraced them all, so each

    has a share in what his hands have gathered.