يا أَبا الصَقرِ وَعدُكَ المَضمونُ

يا أَبا الصَقرِ وَعدُكَ المَضمونُ

وَالمَواعيدُ في الكِرامِ دُيونُ

وَالمَواعيدُ في الكِرامِ دُيونُ

O Abu al-Saqr, your promise is assured,

O father of the falcon, your assured promise

and promises among the noble are debts.

And promises to the generous are debts

رُفِعَت نَحوَكَ الأَكُفُّ وَمُدَّت

رُفِعَت نَحوَكَ الأَكُفُّ وَمُدَّت

لِإِنتِظارٍ قَصداً إِلَيكَ العُيونُ

لِإِنتِظارٍ قَصداً إِلَيكَ العُيونُ

Hands have been raised toward you, and strained

Hands are raised toward you and eyes

toward you in purposeful expectation are eyes.

Stretched out waiting for you intentionally

وَاِبتَغَتكَ الآمالُ حَيثُ تَناهَت

وَاِبتَغَتكَ الآمالُ حَيثُ تَناهَت

بَرَكاتُ الدُنيا وَعَزَّ الدينُ

بَرَكاتُ الدُنيا وَعَزَّ الدينُ

And hopes have sought you, where culminate

Hopes sought you wherever they reached

the blessings of this world, and faith is exalted.

The blessings of life and the glory of religion

إِن أَرَدنا لَدَيكَ دُنيا فَدُنيا

إِن أَرَدنا لَدَيكَ دُنيا فَدُنيا

أَو نُحاوِلُ لَدَيكَ ديناً فَدينُ

أَو نُحاوِلُ لَدَيكَ ديناً فَدينُ

If we desire worldly gain from you, worldly gain is ours;

If we want a life from you it is a life

or seek religious good from you, religious good is ours.

Or if we strive for a religion from you it is a religion

وَقَبيحٌ إِذا إِستَعَنتُكَ أَن أَب

وَقَبيحٌ إِذا إِستَعَنتُكَ أَن أَب

غي مُعيناً عَلى الَّذي أَستَعينُ

غي مُعيناً عَلى الَّذي أَستَعينُ

And it is shameful, when I seek your help, to seek

It is ugly if when I seek your help, I

another helper in the matter for which I seek help.

Seek help against that which I seek help for

وَمُقامي وَالحَولُ قَد مَرَّ نِصفٌ

وَمُقامي وَالحَولُ قَد مَرَّ نِصفٌ

مِنهُ إِن لَم يَشِن فَلَيسَ يَزينُ

مِنهُ إِن لَم يَشِن فَلَيسَ يَزينُ

And my stay, with half the year already passed,

My stance and the year have passed halfway

if it does not mar, it does not adorn.

If it doesn’t get worse then it doesn’t get better

مَطلَبٌ مُظلِمٌ فَلا اللَيلُ يُجلى

مَطلَبٌ مُظلِمٌ فَلا اللَيلُ يُجلى

عَن نَجاحٍ وَلا الصَباحُ يَبينُ

عَن نَجاحٍ وَلا الصَباحُ يَبينُ

A dark quest: neither is the night lifted

An unjust request, neither the night reveals

to reveal success, nor does the morning appear.

Success nor the morning clarifies

وَعَلَيكَ الضَمانُ وَالحُكمُ فينا

وَعَلَيكَ الضَمانُ وَالحُكمُ فينا

إِن أَلَطَّ الغَريمُ أَدّى الضَمينُ

إِن أَلَطَّ الغَريمُ أَدّى الضَمينُ

And you bear the guarantee, and judgment in our case is yours;

And you are the guarantor and the judge over us

if the debtor withholds payment, the guarantor pays.

If the debtor is unjust the guarantor pays

حاجَتي سَهلَةٌ لَدَيكَ وَرَأيٌ

حاجَتي سَهلَةٌ لَدَيكَ وَرَأيٌ

إِن قَبَلتُ التَعذيرَ فيها أَفينُ

إِن قَبَلتُ التَعذيرَ فيها أَفينُ

My request is easy for you; and my judgment,

My need is easy for you and an opinion

if I accept excuses for it, is unsound.

If I accept the excuse for it I would be weak

أَغِل شِعري غَلاءَهُ إِنَّ بِالدو

أَغِل شِعري غَلاءَهُ إِنَّ بِالدو

نِ وَأَشباهِهِ يُباعُ الدونُ

نِ وَأَشباهِهِ يُباعُ الدونُ

Let my poetry command its high price; for at a low

Make my poetry expensive as it is sold

price and the like, inferior verse is sold.

With the lowly and their likes for less

وَاِبنُ عَبدِ العَزيزِ وَفرُكَ عَوَّل

وَاِبنُ عَبدِ العَزيزِ وَفرُكَ عَوَّل

تَ عَلَيهِ وَكَنزُكَ المَخزونُ

تَ عَلَيهِ وَكَنزُكَ المَخزونُ

And Ibn Abd al-Aziz is your wealth; you have relied

And the son of Abdul Aziz, your regiment relied

on him, and he is your stored-up treasure.

On him and your hoarded treasure

مِن بَني الشَلمَغانِ حَيثُ إِضمَحَلَّ ال

مِن بَني الشَلمَغانِ حَيثُ إِضمَحَلَّ ال

شَكُّ في فَضلِهِ وَصَحَّ اليَقينُ

شَكُّ في فَضلِهِ وَصَحَّ اليَقينُ

Of the sons of al-Shalmaghan, where has vanished

From the Beni Shalmaghan tribe where no doubt remains

doubt about his excellence, and certainty is confirmed.

In his virtue and certainty is established

لَيسَ يَألوكَ طاعَةً فَالَّذي تَه

لَيسَ يَألوكَ طاعَةً فَالَّذي تَه

وى لَدَيهِ مِنَ الأُمورِ يَكونُ

وى لَدَيهِ مِنَ الأُمورِ يَكونُ

He spares no effort in obeying you; so whatever you

They do not disobey your order so whatever you desire

desire in affairs comes to pass with him.

Is what happens

إِن رَأى عِندَكَ إِعتِزامَةَ جِدٍّ

إِن رَأى عِندَكَ إِعتِزامَةَ جِدٍّ

لَم يُقَلِّل ما كَثَّرَ أَذكوتِكينُ

لَم يُقَلِّل ما كَثَّرَ أَذكوتِكينُ

If he sees earnest determination in you,

If he sees your solemn determination

he will not reduce what Adhkutikin has increased.

He would not decrease what your two witnesses increased