1. خَيرُ مَن أُسنِدَت إِلَيهِ الأُمورُ

    وَأَجَلَّتهُ أَعيُنٌ وَصُدورُ

    The best of those to whom affairs were entrusted,

    and whom eyes and hearts revered.

  2. مَلِكٌ باسِطُ اليَدَينِ إِلى الخَي

    رِ صَفوحٌ عَنِ الذُنوبِ غَفورُ

    A king with both hands outstretched toward good,

    pardoning sins, ever-forgiving.

  3. أَمِنَ الناسُ وَاِستَفاضَ بِهِ العَد

    لُ فَلا خائِفٌ وَلا مَقهورُ

    The people became safe, and through him justice spread,

    so none is fearful and none oppressed.

  4. يا أَبا الفَضلِ يا اِبنَ عَمِّ رَسولِ ال

    لَهِ أَنتَ المُؤَمَّلُ المَحذورُ

    O Abu al-Fadl, O cousin of the Messenger of

    God, you are the one hoped for and feared.

  5. وَالمُكَنّى بِكِنيَةِ الوارِثِ العَب

    باسِ وَالمَكتَني بِهِ المَنصورُ

    And you bear the byname of the heir,

    al-Abbas; al-Mansur bears a byname formed from your name.

  6. قَدَّرَ اللَهُ أَن يُعِزَّ بِكَ الإِس

    لامَ وَالأَمرُ كُلُّهُ مَقدورُ

    God decreed that through you He would exalt

    Islam; every matter is decreed.

  7. لَم يَزَل فيكَ لِلَّذي دَبَّرَ الأَش

    ياءَ مَذ كُنتُ ناشِئاً تَدبيرُ

    For you, the One who ordered all things has always

    had a plan, ever since I was young.

  8. كانَ يَبلوكَ بِالرَجاءِ وَبِالخَو

    فِ اِختِباراً وَهوَ اللَطيفُ الخَبيرُ

    He was testing you with hope and fear,

    as a trial; He is the Subtle, the All-Aware.

  9. ثُمَّ وَلّاكَ ناصِراً لَكَ مَولا

    كَ فَنِعمَ المَولى وَنِعمَ النَصيرُ

    Then your Protector gave you rule, supporting you;

    what an excellent Protector, what an excellent Helper!

  10. قَد ضَرَبتَ الأُمورَ ظُهراً لِبَطنٍ

    وَتَصُفَّحتَها وَأَنتَ أَميرُ

    You have turned affairs over, back to belly,

    and scrutinized them while you were a prince.

  11. فَرَأَيتَ العَدُوَّ يَبكي دِماءً

    وَرَأَيتَ العَدُوَّ وَهُوَ يَزيرُ

    So you saw the enemy weep blood,

    and saw the enemy roaring.

  12. وَقَرَأتَ الأَخبارَ فيكَ إِلى الوا

    ثِقِ يَسعى بِها المُليمُ الكَفورُ

    And you read the reports about you sent to

    al-Wathiq, which the blameworthy ingrate hastened to bring.

  13. فَاِنتَقَم يا خَليفَةَ اللَهِ مِمَّن

    لَم يَزَل قَلبُهُ عَلَيكَ يَفورُ

    So take vengeance, O Caliph of God, on him

    whose heart has never ceased seething against you.