1. وباقة زهر من أقاح منحتها

    تشير بأوصاف البشير وبذله

    And a bouquet of daisy blossoms, bestowed upon me,

    Points to Bashir’s qualities and his generosity.

  2. ويا حبذا أزهارها عند ما بدت

    من البطل المشهور في عظم فعله

    And oh, how lovely its flowers when they appeared

    From the hero renowned for the greatness of his deeds.

  3. منوعة الألوان ما بين أبيض

    يلوح كأيام تسامت بعدله

    Varied in color, ranging from white

    That gleams like days exalted by his justice.

  4. وللَه ما أبهى سناها فإنه

    يلألىء نوراً مثل اشراق فضله

    And by God, how splendid their radiance, for it

    Sparkles with light like the radiance of his virtue.

  5. وتزهو بألوان عجيب وقوعها

    ويزهو نداها من ندى فيض نيله

    And they glow with colors wondrous in their appearance,

    And their dew gleams from the bounty of his overflowing gifts.

  6. حكت وصفه عرفا وفي بعض وصفها

    حكت حالة الأعداء في يوم حمله

    In fragrance they mirrored his qualities, and in some of their features

    They mirrored the enemies’ condition on the day of his charge.

  7. فصفر وجوه ثم زرق كخطبهم

    وتبسم ثغرا مثل سار بظله

    Thus yellow faces, then blue like their plight,

    And they smile with mouths like one rejoicing in his shade.

  8. ودود كورّاد تبثّ ثناء

    وحمر كدم فاض من حد نصله

    Affectionate, like visitors spreading praise,

    And red like blood that flowed from the edge of his blade.