لِيَهْنِ أبا العباسِ رَأىُ إِمامِهِ

لِيَهْنِ أبا العباسِ رَأىُ إِمامِهِ

وما عِنَدهُ منهُ القَضا بمَزيدِ

وما عِنَدهُ منهُ القَضا بمَزيدِ

May his imam's decision gladden Abu al-Abbas;

May Abu al-Abbas be congratulated, he saw the vision of his leader,

And the judgeship adds nothing to his standing with him.

And what he decided exceeded all expectations,

دَعاهُ أميرُ المؤمنين إلى التي

دَعاهُ أميرُ المؤمنين إلى التي

يُقصِّر عنها ظَلُّ كلِّ عَميدِ

يُقصِّر عنها ظَلُّ كلِّ عَميدِ

The Commander of the Faithful summoned him to that station

The Commander of the Faithful called him to take up a task,

Of which every chieftain's shadow falls short.

That surpassed what any towering figure could accomplish,

فبادَرَها بالرّأي والحَزمِ والحجى

فبادَرَها بالرّأي والحَزمِ والحجى

وَرَأيُ أبي العباس رأي سَديدِ

وَرَأيُ أبي العباس رأي سَديدِ

So he hastened to it with judgment, resolve, and wisdom;

So he readily responded with wisdom, decisiveness and eloquence,

And Abu al-Abbas's judgment is sound.

The insight of Abu al-Abbas is truly judicious,

نَهضْتَ بما أعيا الرِّجالُ بحملِهِ

نَهضْتَ بما أعيا الرِّجالُ بحملِهِ

وَأنتَ بِسَعدٍ حاضِرٍ وسعيدِ

وَأنتَ بِسَعدٍ حاضِرٍ وسعيدِ

You shouldered what men found too hard to bear,

You took up what exhausted even the strongest men,

And good fortune is with you, present and favorable.

And you, with blessings and fortune, were prepared and ready,

رَدَدتَ بها لَّلرائدين أعَزّهُم

رَدَدتَ بها لَّلرائدين أعَزّهُم

ومثلِكَ والى طارفاً بتليدِ

ومثلِكَ والى طارفاً بتليدِ

Through it, you restored to the scouts their most honored man;

With it you turned back the proudest raiders,

And one like you joins newly won honors to inherited ones.

The like of you returning even the veteran warrior to renewed zeal,

كفى أسَداً ضيقَ الكبول وكَرْبها

كفى أسَداً ضيقَ الكبول وكَرْبها

وكانَ عليهِ عاطفاً كيزيدِ

وكانَ عليهِ عاطفاً كيزيدِ

He spared Asad the fetters' constriction and anguish,

It is enough that a lion constrained the passes and straits,

And was compassionate toward him, like Yazid.

And was a protector over them like Yazid,

وحَصَّلَهُ فيها كَليثٍ غضَنْفَرٍ

وحَصَّلَهُ فيها كَليثٍ غضَنْفَرٍ

أبي أشْبُلٍ عْبلِ الذِّراع مَديدِ

أبي أشْبُلٍ عْبلِ الذِّراع مَديدِ

And secured him there like a mighty lion,

And achieved in them what a fierce, angry lion,

A father of cubs, stout-armed and long-bodied.

The father of Ashbal, the long-armed Abd al-Dhiyaf, would.