1. رعى اللّه مجداً في لُؤيِّ بن غالبٍ

    تطاولَ حتى ما تُنالُ فوارعُهْ

    May God preserve the glory in Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib,

    which towered until its summits could not be reached.

  2. تَفَرَّق في الصِّيد الكِرام شتيتُه

    ولابن طِرادٍ كُلُّهُ وجَوامعهْ

    Its scattered portions spread among proud, noble chiefs,

    while Ibn Tirad has it all, its gathered fullness.

  3. أغرُّ رحيبُ الصَّدْر أما ملامُهُ

    فعاصٍ وأما جودُه فهو طائعهْ

    Radiant and broad-chested: as for censure,

    he defies it; as for his generosity, he obeys it.

  4. تُضيءُ ظلام الليل غُرَّةُ وجههِ

    وتُظْلمُ منه بالطِّرادِ وقائعهْ

    The radiance of his face lights the darkness of night,

    yet his battles grow dark with his spear-charges.

  5. وتمري نداهُ الجائحاتُ كأنما

    تشايعُه في المكْرُماتِ موانعهْ

    And ravaging calamities draw forth his bounty, as though

    his hindrances supported him in noble deeds.

  6. ومن كالوزير الزَّينبيِّ اذا القَنا

    تحطَّمُ ما بين النُّحورِ شَوارعهْ

    And who is like the vizier al-Zaynabi, when the spears—

    their leveled shafts—shatter amid throats?

  7. فتىً هامُ أبناء المعالي صِلاتُه

    قديماً وأطْواقُ الرِّقابِ صنائعُهْ

    A youth whose gifts are the heads of the sons of high honor,

    from of old, and whose favors are collars around necks.

  8. عَليمٌ بأسْرارِ القلوبِ كأنما

    رَويَّتُهُ في الخافياتِ طلائعهْ

    Deeply versed in the secrets of hearts, as though

    his deliberation were his scouts in hidden matters.

  9. تُناطُ حُباهُ في النَّديِّ بماجِدٍ

    رِشاقٌ معانيهِ ضِخامٌ دَسائِعُهْ

    His gifts are bound, in the assembly, to a noble man,

    whose qualities are graceful, whose lavish gifts are immense.

  10. سَمامٌ على الأعداءِ مُرٌّ مَذاقُهُ

    وبرْدٌ لدى العافين عذْبٌ شرائعه

    Poison to enemies, bitter to the taste,

    and cool refreshment to seekers of bounty, his watering places sweet.