1. أدار سياسات بمقدار عزمه

    تكاد ترد الأمس من مذهب الأمس

    He pursued policies commensurate with his resolve,

    That could almost bring yesterday back from yesterday's path.

  2. إلى أن تسنى أمره الدهر فانثنى

    إليه كتصريف الأعنة للشمس

    Until his command mastered Time, and it bent

    Toward him, as reins steer headstrong steeds.

  3. فطابق ما في نفسه قدر نفسه

    بمقدار عين الشمس في فلك الشمس

    Thus what lay in his soul matched his soul's worth,

    On the scale of the sun's disc within the sun's sphere.

  4. وكانت بقايا العز شتى فجمعت

    لخنصره من بين أصبعه الخمس

    And the remnants of glory lay scattered, then were gathered

    For his little finger, from among his five fingers.

  5. وترقبه العلياء من قبل آدم

    إلى أن بدا كالنور من حضرة القدس

    And lofty glory had awaited him since before Adam,

    Until he appeared like light from the Holy Presence.

  6. وعمت نفوس الكون منه بشائر

    فكانت مقام الحس من عالم الحس

    And glad tidings from him pervaded the souls of creation,

    So they held the place of sensation in the world of sensation.

  7. فبشرى سرير الملك أم مليكه

    تنزل منه منزل الروح في النفس

    So glad tidings to the royal throne: its sovereign has come to it,

    Taking his place there as the spirit within the soul.