1. رأيت غياث الدين في البأس والندى

    سَحاباً ربيعياً وبيضاً صَوارما

    I saw Ghiyath al-Din, in battle and generosity,

    a springtime cloud and white, keen swords.

  2. يفوق الجبال الراسيابِ رزانةً

    ويفْضُلُ مَرَّ العاصفاتِ عَزائما

    He surpasses the firmly rooted mountains in steadiness,

    and outstrips the sweep of storm winds in resolve.

  3. يُعيدُ الضُّحى ليلاً بنقْع مغاره

    ويكشف ليل الخطب جذلان باسما

    He turns forenoon to night with the dust of his raid,

    and dispels calamity's night, joyful and smiling.

  4. إذا ما رأى الأموال قومٌ غنيمةً

    رأى الحمد والذكر الجميل الغنائما

    When people regard wealth as booty,

    he regards praise and honorable remembrance as the spoils.

  5. يكونُ لفقر المُعْتفي والجحفل ال

    عَدو إذا ما جاد أو شدَّ هازما

    He is, against the supplicant's poverty and the host of the

    enemy, whenever he gives or charges, a vanquisher.

  6. يُظَنُّ هزبرا في الحفيظةِ ضارياً

    ويحسب من لطف السَّجايا مُنادما

    He is thought a ferocious lion in wrath,

    and is deemed a boon companion for his gentle nature.

  7. ومن سرِّه أن يُهزم الجيش باسمه

    وما مدَّ خطِّياً ولا سَلَّ صارما

    And part of his secret is that the army is routed by his name,

    though he has leveled no Khatti spear nor drawn a keen sword.

  8. إذا أمْكنتهُ قدرةٌ كفَّ فَتْكَهُ

    كريمٌ حليمٌ يَسْتحبُّ المَراحما

    When power gives him the means, he restrains his deadly violence:

    generous and forbearing, he favors acts of mercy.

  9. يُطيعُ العُلى من كل سهلٍ وصعبةٍ

    ويعْصي إلى إحْرازهنَّ اللَّوايما

    He heeds lofty aims, by every easy path and hard,

    and defies the reproachers in order to attain them.

  10. فلا زال منصورَ السَّرايا مُظَفراً

    مدى الدهر محفوظ الحشاشة سالما

    So may he remain victorious with his raiding bands, triumphant,

    through all time, his life's breath preserved, safe and sound.