1. رشف المجد بالمسرة كاسه

    واضا السعد للعلى نبراسه

    Glory sipped its cup with joy.

    And good fortune lit its lamp for high glory.

  2. وتجلى الهنا بوجهٍ صبيحٍ

    مشرقٍ فوق قامةٍ مياسه

    And happiness appeared with a fair face,

    Radiant above a swaying figure.

  3. وتغنت ورق المعالي فاهدت

    كل قطر من السرور قياسه

    And the doves of high honors sang, bestowing

    On every land its measure of joy.

  4. وبدور الأفراح ضاءت بعدل

    نال كلٌّ من الأنام اقتباسه

    And the full moons of rejoicing shone with justice,

    From which everyone among humankind drew light.

  5. فالمعالي منازلٌ ولكل

    كوكبٌ تستجير فيها كناسه

    For high honors are mansions, and each

    Has a star seeking refuge there in its retreat.

  6. ومقام الرئاسة ازداد مجداً

    برشيد العلى وبدر السياسه

    And the station of leadership grew in glory

    Through Rashid of eminence, the full moon of statecraft.

  7. نعم مولىً لهُ الموالي أقرت

    أنهُ الفرد حكمةً وفراسه

    An excellent lord, of whom the retainers affirmed

    That he is peerless in wisdom and discernment.

  8. سيدٌ فضلهُ أينس علاهُ

    يا رعى اللَه بالعلى أيناسه

    A lord whose excellence gladdened his lofty rank—

    Ah, may God preserve his comforting presence in high honor!

  9. حاذقٌ بالأمور وضاح رأيٍ

    بذكاء الذكاء فاق أياسه

    Skilled in affairs, radiant in judgment,

    With the brilliance of intellect, he surpassed its Iyas.

  10. ما بدا شامسٌ من الأمر إلّا

    باقل القليل راض شماسه

    No unruly matter ever arose but

    He tamed its restiveness with the merest effort.

  11. وإذا مشكلٌ بدا في التباسٍ

    حل فوراً أشكاله والتباسه

    And whenever a difficult problem arose in confusion,

    He promptly resolved its difficulty and ambiguity.

  12. يا لهُ جهبذاً ونعم وزيرٌ

    حكم العدل ناصباً قسطاسه

    What a discerning master he is, and an excellent minister!

    He made justice the arbiter, setting up its scales.

  13. لست أدري حسامه أم حجامه

    في صعاب الأمور أمضى حماسه

    I do not know whether his sword or his bridle

    Is keener in ardor amid difficult affairs.

  14. رق انساً لضارعٍ مستغيث

    وهو ليث يخشى الغضنفر باسه

    He softened with affection toward a suppliant seeking aid,

    And he is a lion whose might the fierce lion fears.

  15. قام يرعى في الخارجية أمراً

    فكفاها مديحه قرطاسه

    He undertook to oversee a matter in Foreign Affairs;

    His written page was enough for it to praise him.

  16. وتسامى به المقام فأضحى

    رافعاً فوق مطلع الشهب راسه

    And the office grew exalted through him, until it stood

    Raising its head above the rising-place of the bright stars.

  17. أيها الماجد الذي فاض جوداً

    وكسا العصر بهجةً وكياسه

    O noble one, who overflowed with generosity

    And clothed the age in splendor and sagacity,

  18. مدك اللَه بالسعود وأولا

    ك مدى الدهر نعمةً وحراسه

    May God sustain you with good fortune and grant

    You blessing and protection for all time.

  19. جاء عبدٌ يهدي لبابك نظماً

    زادهُ وصفك الجميل نفاسه

    A servant came, offering verse at your door;

    The fair portrayal of you made it more precious.

  20. بدعاءٍ يبدي التهاني ومدحٍ

    شيد الناس بالوفاق أساسه

    With a prayer expressing congratulations, and praise

    Whose foundation people built in concord.

  21. ويهنيء رئاسة أرخوها

    برشيدٍ زهت أيادي الرئاسه

    And he congratulates the leadership, whose date they recorded:

    Through Rashid, the benefactions of leadership flourished.