1. قسمتُ بين ظبا الملاح تغزّلي

    ولمدح إنشاءِ الملوكِ ثنائي

    I divided my love poetry among the gazelle-like beauties,

    And devoted my praise to extolling the prose of kings.

  2. ولسيفِ دين الله يعملُ خيلهُ

    غزوا من البلقاءِ للشهباء

    And to the Sword of God's Faith, who deploys his horses

    In raids from al-Balqa to al-Shahba.

  3. بين العشائرِ والعشيرِ محاسنٌ

    غزواتهُ بالرأي والآراء

    Among tribes and kinsmen are noble deeds:

    His campaigns, waged with judgment and counsel.

  4. بالرّعب طوراً والقواضبِ تارةً

    تزْوَرُّ منه نواظرُ الزَّوراء

    With terror at one time, and keen swords at another,

    The eyes of al-Zawra turn away from him.

  5. فكأنني بك فاتحاً شرقيها

    للسدِّ يا مفتاحَ كلّ هناء

    So I seem to see you conquering its eastern reaches,

    To the barrier, O key to every joy!

  6. وكأنني يا سيفَ دولة فتنةُ

    بك وهو مفتخرٌ على القدَماء

    And it is as though I, O Sword of a Realm, were infatuated

    With you, while he boasts over the ancients.

  7. في الشعرِ والإنشاءِ بابنِ نباتةٍ

    تزهو على الخطباء والشعراء

    In poetry and prose, through Ibn Nubata,

    You outshine orators and poets.