1. هناءً لديكم والهناءُ بكم لنا

    جميل وهل يسمو بغيركم الهنا

    Joy be yours; and the joy we find through you

    is lovely—and can joy soar without you?

  2. يا الخير قد أولاك مولاك رتبةً

    فانت لها أهلٌ وأنت لهامنى

    O goodly one, your lord has bestowed a rank upon you;

    you are worthy of it, and you are its cherished desire.

  3. وجودك أمن للأنام وراحةٌ

    وراحتك الهتانة الجود والغنى

    Your presence is safety and comfort for humankind;

    and your rain-pouring palm is generosity and wealth.

  4. تهنّت بك العلياءُ وافتر ثغرها

    وأصبحت الأيام ضاحية السنا

    Lofty glory rejoiced in you, and its mouth parted in a smile;

    and the days became radiant with brilliance.

  5. وساد مقام المجد إذ كنت سيداً

    بإحسانه قد أصبح الدهر محسنا

    And glory's station gained preeminence, for you were a lord

    through whose beneficence Time itself became beneficent.

  6. لنسبتك الغرا شهاب محامدٍ

    بدا في سماءِ الفخر مرتفع السنا

    A meteor of praiseworthy deeds from your illustrious lineage

    appeared in the sky of pride, its brilliance soaring high.

  7. ورثت المعالي ماجداً وابن ماجدٍ

    فما كان أبهى ذا التراث واحسنا

    You inherited lofty honors, noble yourself and a noble man's son;

    and how splendid and beautiful this inheritance was!

  8. لك اللَه من مولىً سما بماثرٍ

    تسامت سمواً ظاهر الفضل بينا

    God be with you—what a lord, exalted by glorious deeds

    that soared to heights of clear, manifest excellence.

  9. أتى للعلى بالعدل والبذل والوفا

    بشيراً فزادت رفعةً وتزيّنا

    He came to lofty glory with justice, generosity, and fidelity,

    bearing glad tidings; so it grew loftier and more adorned.

  10. وجاء نذيراً للعداة باسمرٍ

    بغير نفوس الخصم والضد ما انثنى

    And he came to his foes as a warner, with a dusky spear

    that never turned back without the lives of foe and adversary.

  11. همامٌ به جاد الزمان على الورى

    لكي يغفروا للدهر ما كان قد جنى

    A valiant man whom Time bestowed upon humankind,

    so they might forgive Time the wrongs it had committed.

  12. سعيدٌ رشيدٌ ذو نوالٍ وهمةٍ

    بغير اكتساب الحمد والمجد ما اعتنى

    Fortunate, rightly guided, possessed of bounty and high resolve,

    he cared for nothing but earning praise and glory.

  13. رأى المال لا يبقى وتبقى محامدٌ

    فافنى كنوزُ المال واكتنز الثنا

    He saw that wealth does not endure, while praiseworthy deeds remain;

    so he exhausted his treasures of wealth and hoarded praise.

  14. فليس يرى غير العتاق جوارياً

    ولا كاعباتٍ غير مهزوزة القنا

    For he sees no maidens but thoroughbred steeds,

    nor full-breasted maidens but brandished spears.

  15. لا أيها المفضال تهنى بخلعة

    أتى حسنها بالعز والنصر معلنا

    Nay, O generous one, rejoice in a robe of honor,

    whose beauty came proclaiming honor and victory.

  16. حليلة قدرٍ بالسعادة أقبلت

    تنادي افتخار قد حظينا بكفؤنا

    A consort of worth, she came with happiness,

    crying proudly, 'We have been blessed with our equal!'

  17. فحيت وابدت بالسيادة والبقا

    دعاءً عليه السعد والمجد أمّنا

    So she greeted you and offered, for lordship and long life,

    a prayer to which good fortune and glory both said 'Amen.'

  18. سرورك يا مولاي أملى قلوبنا

    سروراً واهدانا التهاني والهنا

    Your joy, O my lord, filled our hearts

    with joy, and bestowed on us congratulations and gladness.

  19. سقانا كؤوساً مزجها لشهد والصفا

    وللحاسدين والغبن والصاب والعنا

    It gave us cups whose blend was indeed honey and purity;

    and for the envious: loss, bitter sap, and suffering.

  20. فدم كابراً تهدي الكرام كرايماً

    إليك وسد واسلم دهوراً وازمنا

    So remain eminent, while the noble offer precious gifts

    to you; rule and remain safe through ages and times.

  21. وخذ بقلوبٍ مدحةً من خويدمٍ

    عبيدٍ يرى في مدحكم خير مقتنى

    And take to heart a poem of praise from a humble servant,

    a lowly bondsman who sees in praising you the finest treasure.