1. هَنيئاً أبا الفضْلِ الرِّضا أو أبا زيدِ

    وأُمِّنْتَ منْ بَغْيٍ تخافُ ومِنْ كَيْدِ

    May favor bring you joy, Abu al-Fadl—or Abu Zayd!

    And you have been made safe from the oppression you fear and from intrigue,

  2. بِطالِعِ يُمْنٍ صالَ في السّعْدِ شأوُهُ

    فَما هوَ منْ عَمْرِو الرِّجالِ ولا زَيْدِ

    By an auspicious rising star whose reach excelled in good fortune;

    For he is no mere Amr or Zayd among men.

  3. وقيِّدْ بشُكْرِ اللهِ أنعُمُهُ التي

    أوابِدُها تأبى سِوى الشُّكْر منْ قَيْدِ

    And with thanks to God, tether His blessings, whose

    Untamed ones refuse any tether but gratitude.