عباسAbbas ياO ابنson of المالكيthe sovereigns (word continues)
عباس يا ابن المالكي
نcompletes 'the sovereigns' القادرينthe powerful العادلينthe just
ن القادرين العادلين
Abbas, O son of sovereigns,
Abbas, O son of the just rulers
the mighty and the just,
O you who benefit with kindness unceasing
ياO نافعاًbenefiting بمودةthrough the affection of الthe (prefix of 'sultan')
يا نافعاً بمودة ال
سلطانsultan ذاthis البلدthe land الأمينthe secure
سلطان ذا البلد الأمين
O you who benefit, through the affection of the
O guardian of this secure land
Sultan, this secure land,
In your time the villages were honored
فيin عصركyour age اعتزgained honor القريpoetry (word continues)
في عصرك اعتز القري
ضcompletes 'poetry' وكانand it was متهماًsuspected مهينdespised
ض وكان متهماً مهين
In your age, poetry gained honor,
And they who were abased now have standing
though it had been distrusted and despised.
And your people attained positions
وأنالand it granted أهليهits practitioners مقاrank (word continues)
وأنال أهليه مقا
مcompletes 'rank' الفاتحينthe conquerors الظافرينthe victorious
م الفاتحين الظافرين
And it granted its practitioners the rank
Of victorious conquerors
of triumphant conquerors.
The singers extol you in song
غنواthey sang بمدحكin praise of you مطربيdelighting listeners (word continues)
غنوا بمدحك مطربي
نcompletes 'delighting listeners' وقدand indeed ملأتهمyou filled them حنينyearning
ن وقد ملأتهم حنين
They sang your praises, delighting their hearers,
And yearning fills them utterly
and you had filled them with yearning,
Like birds made joyful by the horizon
كالطيرlike birds راقتهdelighted it الرياthe gardens (word continues)
كالطير راقته الريا
ضcompletes 'the gardens' فأعلنso it proclaimed الشوقthe longing الكمينthe hidden
ض فأعلن الشوق الكمين
Like birds enchanted by the gardens,
Your keen sword proclaims
who then voiced their hidden longing.
And turns to the eloquent pen
وحسامكand your sword الصمصامthe keen-edged مفin need (word continues)
وحسامك الصمصام مف
تقرcompletes 'in need' إلىof القلمthe pen المبينthe eloquent
تقر إلى القلم المبين
And your keen-edged sword is in need
of the eloquent pen.
Partial English translation: 12 of 14 Arabic lines translated.