ورق التهاني بالمسرة ساجعه

وزواهر الإقبال أمست طالعه

The doves of congratulations coo with joy.

And the bright stars of good fortune have risen.

والحب اقبل باسماً يفتر عن

درر تضمنت السلافة لامعه

And the beloved came smiling, parting his lips to reveal

Gleaming pearls that contain the choicest wine.

وآمال من تحت الغلائل أملداً

أزرى بأغصان الرياض اليانعه

And from beneath the thin robes he swayed a supple form

That put the flourishing boughs of gardens to shame.

قد أخجل الخطيّ لين قوامه

وجفونه حكت السيوف القاطعه

The suppleness of his figure has shamed the Khatti spear,

And his eyelids resembled keen-edged swords.

رشاءٌ تلاعب بالعقول جماله

لما أزاح لثامه ومقانعه

A gazelle-fawn whose beauty toyed with minds,

When he removed his face-veil and head-coverings.

لبت محاسنه القلوب صبابةً

ولبدر غرته المحاسن خاضعه

Hearts answered his charms with passionate longing,

And all beauties bow to the full moon of his brow.

أدر المدامة يا نديمي واسقني

أخت السرور وكل همٍ دافعه

Pass the wine, O my drinking companion, and pour me a drink:

The sister of joy, dispelling every care.

بكراً كان على الكؤوس حبابها

درر المباسم في المراشف ساطعه

Virgin wine, whose bubbles upon the goblets were

The pearls of smiling mouths, gleaming between lips.

فاشرب على ورد الخدود ثلاثة

وارشف على غزل العيون الرابعه

So drink three cups to the roses of the cheeks,

And sip the fourth to the flirtation of the eyes.

وانشق نسيمات الرياض كأنها

من بث يوسف أو بمسك ضائعه

And inhale the gardens' gentle breezes, as though they were

From Yusuf's fragrance, or redolent of musk.

حجار هامات العدا وفعالهُ

بالعرف والمعروف أضحت شائعه

Hajjar, hewer of enemies' heads; and his deeds

Of kindness and good works have become widely known.

أكرم بهِ من ماجدٍ ذي همةٍ

حسن المحامد والمأثر جامعه

How noble he is—a man of glory, whose lofty resolve

Embraces fine virtues and illustrious deeds.

آراوه الغراء تشرق حكمةً

وإلى الإصابة لا تزال مسارعه

His brilliant judgments shine with wisdom,

And never cease to hasten toward what is right.

فرد تمنطق بالوفاء فأصبحت

أعماله تولي الأنام منافعه

A peerless man who girded himself with fidelity; so now

His deeds bestow his benefits upon humankind.

فهو الرئيس على التجار وإنما

جأت رئاسته بفضلٍ واسعه

For he is chief over the merchants, and indeed

His far-reaching leadership came through merit alone.

وبمجلس النفع العميم ذكاوهُ

أبدى المنافع جمةً متتابعه

And in the council for the common good, his intelligence

Revealed abundant benefits, one after another.

رقت شمائله فاشبهت الصبا

وخلاله زهر النجوم مضارعه

His manners grew gentle, resembling the east breeze,

And his virtues rival the radiant stars.

يا أيها الخل الوفيّ بعهدهِ

خذ بنت فكرٍ بالمودة قانعه

O dear friend, faithful to your pledge,

Accept a daughter of thought, content with affection.

تهديك من درر النظام تهانياً

بمقام عزٍ لا تزال مطالعه

She offers you congratulations drawn from the pearls of verse,

On a station of honor you ever keep in view.

لا زلت ذا سعدٍ يقول مؤرخاً

نل يوسف رتب المعالي النافعه

May you ever possess good fortune, which declares in a chronogram:

Attain, Yusuf, the ranks of honor that bring benefit.