أُثني عليه حَسنَاً وجهُه

أُثني عليه حَسنَاً وجهُه

أبْلَجُ للدُّنيْا به رَوْنَقُ

أبْلَجُ للدُّنيْا به رَوْنَقُ

I praise him, fair of face;

His face is praised for its beauty

Radiant, he lends the world its splendor.

It brings charm to the world

جَمَّ الأيادي سابِغاً فضلُه

جَمَّ الأيادي سابِغاً فضلُه

يحْمَدُهُ المُشْئِمُ والمُعْرقُ

يحْمَدُهُ المُشْئِمُ والمُعْرقُ

Lavish with favors, his bounty ample,

His abundant favor brings hands together

Both the Syria-bound and the Iraq-bound praise him.

Both the unlucky and stripped praise him

في دسْتهِ الضَّيْغَمُ منْ فتْكِهِ

في دسْتهِ الضَّيْغَمُ منْ فتْكِهِ

وفي الأناةِ الأيْهَمُ الأوْرقُ

وفي الأناةِ الأيْهَمُ الأوْرقُ

In his seat of honor, a lion in his ferocity,

In his grasp death from his violence

And in composure, an unscalable, ash-gray mountain.

In his spear the dark, leafy spear

سَهْلُ قيادٍ غيرُ مُسْتصْعبٍ

سَهْلُ قيادٍ غيرُ مُسْتصْعبٍ

لا يلبسُ الكِبْرَ ولا يَنْزَقُ

لا يلبسُ الكِبْرَ ولا يَنْزَقُ

Easy to lead, never unruly,

A leader easy to follow, not difficult

He wears no arrogance, nor acts rashly.

He wears no arrogance, nor is he ungenerous

تلْقاهُ في عِدَّتهِ واحِداً

تلْقاهُ في عِدَّتهِ واحِداً

وهو اذا خاضَ الوغى فيْلَقُ

وهو اذا خاضَ الوغى فيْلَقُ

You find him a single man in number,

You will find him alone with his weapons

Yet when he plunges into battle, he is an army.

Yet when war stirs he charges

ماضي الغِراريْنِ على خَصْمهِ

ماضي الغِراريْنِ على خَصْمهِ

سِيَّانِ منه السيفُ والمَنْطقُ

سِيَّانِ منه السيفُ والمَنْطقُ

Keen on both edges against his foe,

Going at his enemies, enraged

His sword and his speech are alike.

To him, the sword and speech are the same