1. كَم لِريحِ الغَربِ مِن عُرفٍ نَدِيِّ

    كَالشَرابِ العَذبِ في نَفسِ الصَدِيّ

    How much dewy fragrance the west wind bears,

    Like sweet drink in the soul of the thirsty!

  2. حَيثُ عَبّادٌ فَتى المَجدِ الَّذي

    نَصَّتِ الدُنيا بِهِ نَصَّ الهَدِيّ

    Where ʿAbbād is, the youth of glory through whom

    The world has risen, as a bride is raised on display.

  3. مَلِكٌ راحَتُهُ بَحرُ النَدى

    مِثلَما غُرَّتُهُ بَدرُ النَدِيّ

    A king whose palm is a sea of generosity,

    Just as his brow is the full moon of the assembly.

  4. أَصبَحَت دَولَتُهُ في عَصرِنا

    كَفِرِندٍ عادَ في سَيفٍ صَدِيّ

    His reign has become, in our age,

    Like a blade’s lustre restored to a rusty sword.