1. ولو كان لي في ذبح نفسي قُربةٌ

    إلى الله بادرتُ المصير إلى الذبْحِ

    And if slaughtering myself could bring me nearer

    to God, I would hasten to the slaughter,

  2. وفاءً بشكر الله عن حفظ سيد ال

    سلاطين مجموع الفخارِ أبي الفتحِ

    in fulfillment of thanks to God for preserving the lord of the

    sultans, the sum of all glory, Abu al-Fath:

  3. فتىً صحَّة الدنيا بصحةِ نفسهِ

    وقولي هذا في الدلالةِ كالصبحِ

    a young man—the world's well-being rests on his own;

    and this statement of mine is as clear as the dawn.

  4. كريمُ السجايا يحسد الماء لطفه

    بريءٌ من الكِبْرِ المُذمَّم والشحِّ

    He is noble in character; water envies his gentleness;

    he is free of blameworthy arrogance and stinginess.

  5. يباري بجدواه الفرات إذا جرى

    وينهل من طعن الكماة شبا الرُّمحِ

    In bounty he rivals the Euphrates as it flows,

    and slakes the spear's point by piercing armored champions.

  6. إذا ما اسْتقاد العاديات إلى الوغى

    تلْنَ بتصهالٍ له سورةَ الفتْحِ

    Whenever he leads the charging steeds to battle,

    they recite for him, in neighs, the Surah of Victory.

  7. فإنْ يكُ قُرْباني قليلاً فإنني

    كثير الدُّعاءِ والمحبَّةِ والمدحِ

    So if my offering is small, I am

    abundant in prayer, love, and praise.