1. لَكِ عَهدٌ لَدَيَّ غَيرُ مُضاعِ

    باتَ شَوقي طَوعاً لَهُ وَنِزاعي

    You have a pledge with me that will not be betrayed.

    My longing and yearning have become obedient to it.

  2. وَهَوىً كُلَّما جَرى عَنهُ دَمعٌ

    يَئِسَ العاذِلونَ مِن إِقلاعي

    And a love: whenever tears flow because of it,

    my reprovers despair of my renouncing it.

  3. لَو تَوَلَّيتُ عَنهُ خيفَ رُجوعي

    أَو تَجَوَّزتُ فيهِ خيفَ إِرتِجاعي

    Were I to turn away from it, my return would be feared;

    or, if I took it lightly, my relapse would be feared.

  4. وَمَتى عُدتَني وَجَدتَ التَصابي

    مِن شَكاتي وَالحُبَّ مِن أَوجاعي

    Whenever you visit me, you find youthful passion

    among my complaints, and love among my pains.

  5. ما كَفى مَوقِفُ التَفَرُّقِ حَتّى

    عادَ بِالبَثِّ مَوقِفُ الإِجتِماعِ

    The scene of parting did not suffice, until

    the scene of meeting returned with anguish.

  6. أَعِناقُ اللِقاءِ أَثلَمُ في الأَح

    شاءِ وَالقَلبِ أَم عِناقُ الوَداعِ

    Is the embrace at meeting more wounding to the vitals

    and heart, or the embrace at farewell?

  7. جَمَعَت نَظرَةَ التَعَجُّبِ إِذ حا

    وَلتُ بَيناً وَوَقفَةَ المُرتاعِ

    She mingled a look of wonder, when I sought

    to part, with the stance of one alarmed.

  8. وَبَكَت فَاِستَثارَ مِنّي بُكاها

    زَفرَةً ما تُطيقُها أَضلاعي

    She wept, and her weeping roused from me

    a sigh my ribs could not bear.

  9. كَم تَنَدَّمتُ لِلفِراقِ وَكَم أَز

    مَعتُ بَيناً فَما حَمِدتُ زَماعي

    How often I rued separation; how often I resolved

    to part, yet never commended my resolve.

  10. آنَ أَن أَسأَمَ اِجتِيابي الفَيافي

    وَاِرتِدائي مِنَ الدُجى وَاِدِّراعي

    It is time I tired of roaming the deserts

    and wearing darkness as cloak and armor.

  11. كَيفَ أَخشى فَوتَ الغِنى وَوَلِيُّ اللَ

    هِ مِن هاشِمٍ وَلِيُّ اِصطِناعِ

    How can I fear missing wealth, when God's friend

    of Hashim is the patron of my advancement?

  12. مُستَهِلُّ اليَدَينِ كَالغَيثِ ذي الشُؤ

    بوبِ وَالسَيلِ ذي الدُفّاعِ

    His hands pour forth like rain with its downpours,

    and a torrent with its surging floods.

  13. حامِلٌ مِن خِلافَةِ اللَهِ ما يَعجِ

    زُ عَنهُ ذو الأَيدِ وَالإِضطِلاعِ

    He bears of God's caliphate what overwhelms

    even one endowed with strength and ability.

  14. مُستَقِلٌّ بِالثِقلِ مِنها رَحيبُ ال

    صَدرِ نَهضاً بِها رَحيبُ الباعِ

    He shoulders its weight unaided, broad of

    breast in bearing it, and ample in reach.

  15. يُبهَتُ الوَفدُ في أَسِرَّةِ وَجهٍ

    ساطِعِ الضَوءِ مُستَنيرِ الشُعاعِ

    The delegation is awestruck before the features of a face

    bright with light and radiant in its beams,

  16. مِن جَهيرِ الخِطابِ يُضعِفُ فَضلاً

    عِندَ حالَي تَأَمُّلٍ وَاِستِماعِ

    of one with resonant speech, whose merit is doubled

    through both contemplation and attentive listening.

  17. شَجوُ حُسّادِهِ وَغَيظُ عِداهُ

    أَن يَرى مُبصِرٌ وَيَسمَعَ واعِ

    His enviers' sorrow and his enemies' fury

    are that the sighted see and the discerning hear.

  18. وَمُعانٌ بِالنَصرِ راعَ الأَعادي

    بِفُتوحٍ في الخالِعينَ تِباعِ

    And, aided by victory, he terrified his foes

    with successive conquests over those who renounced allegiance.

  19. قَد لَعَمري أَعطَتكَ سارِيَةُ الذُلِّ

    وَكانَت عَزيزَةَ الإِمتِناعِ

    Indeed, by my life, Sariya has yielded you submission,

    though once formidable in its resistance.

  20. حَشَدَت حَولَها سِباعُ المَوالي

    وَالعَوالي غابٌ لِتِلكَ السِباعِ

    The lions among the retainers mustered around it,

    and the tall lances were a forest for those lions,

  21. بِيَقينٍ مِنَ الضِرابِ يُزيلُ ال

    شَكَّ عَن مُنَّةِ الكَمِيِّ الشُجاعِ

    with assured swordplay that dispels

    doubt about the brave armored warrior's strength.

  22. لَم يُحيلوا عَلى الخِداعِ وَسَلُّ ال

    بَيضِ بَينَ الصَفَّينِ تَركُ الخِداعِ

    They did not rely on guile; unsheathing

    bright swords between the two ranks means forsaking guile.

  23. نُصِروا في هُبوبِ ريحِكَ وَالإِق

    بالِ مِن أَمرِكَ المَهيبِ المُطاعِ

    They were victorious as your wind rose, and good fortune came

    from your awe-inspiring, obeyed command.

  24. وَمضى الطالِبِيُّ يَطلُبُ حِرزاً

    وَالمَنايا يَطلُبنَهُ في التِلاعِ

    And the Talibid went off in search of refuge,

    while the fates of death pursued him in the ravines.

  25. قاصِداً لِلبِحارِ إِذ لَيسَ لِلمُد

    نِ دِفاعٌ عَنهُ وَلا لِلقِلاعِ

    Making for the seas, since the cities

    could offer him no defense, nor could the fortresses.

  26. قَطَعَت آمُلٌ بِآمالِ مَكذو

    بِ دِفاعٌ عَنهُ وَلا لِلقِلاعِ

    Amul cut short the hopes of one deceived—

    [Text disrupted:] defense for him, nor for the fortresses.

  27. ياِبنَ عَمِّ النَبِيِّ أُمتِعَت بِالعُم

    رِ وَمُلّيتَ نِعمَةَ الإِمتاعِ

    O son of the Prophet's uncle, may you enjoy life

    and long be blessed with that enjoyment.

  28. يَعلَمُ اللَهُ كَيفَ حَمدُ المَوالي

    ماتُعاني مِن شَأنِهِم وَتُراعي

    God knows how the retainers give thanks

    for what you endure and oversee in their affairs.

  29. أَعظَموا المَسجِدَ الجَديدَ فَأَبدوا

    وَأَعادوا في الشُكرِ عَنهُ المُذاعِ

    They admired the new mosque and voiced

    and repeated their thanks for it far and wide.

  30. رُحتَ خَيرَ البانينَ وَاِختَرتَ بِالأَم

    سِ لِخَيرِ البُيوتِ خَيرَ البِقاعِ

    You proved the finest of builders, and yesterday chose

    the finest site for the finest of houses.

  31. لِتُجيبَ الأَذانَ فيهِ رِجالٌ

    مِن بَعيدٍ كَما تُجيبُ الداعي

    That men might answer the call to prayer there

    from afar, as you answer the caller.

  32. قَصُرَت خَطوَةُ الكَبيرِ وَلاقى

    مُتعَبٌ فَضلَ راحَةٍ وَاِتِّداعِ

    The old man's walk was shortened, and

    the weary found added rest and ease

  33. في رَفيعِ السُموكُ يَعتَرِفُ الغَي

    مُ لَهُ بِالسُمُوِّ وَالإِرتِفاعِ

    in a high-roofed building; the clouds acknowledge

    its loftiness and height.