لكَ في المَكارِمِ يا أبا العبّاسِ

لكَ في المَكارِمِ يا أبا العبّاسِ

آثارُ برٍّ لمْ تَدَعْ مِن باسِ

آثارُ برٍّ لمْ تَدَعْ مِن باسِ

In noble deeds, O Abu al-Abbas, you have

You, Abu al-Abbas, have traces of kindness,

Traces of kindness that have left no distress.

Not leaving any weakness untouched.

وأبَرُّ طعْماً ما حَلا ذوْقاً وما

وأبَرُّ طعْماً ما حَلا ذوْقاً وما

أضْحى شِفاءً دائماً للنّاسِ

أضْحى شِفاءً دائماً للنّاسِ

And the most wholesome food is what tastes sweet and what

And the most righteous in taste is what became

Has become a lasting cure for people.

A lasting cure for people.

ولَديْكُمُ منهُ كَثيرٌ فابْعَثوا

ولَديْكُمُ منهُ كَثيرٌ فابْعَثوا

بالرّائِقِ الألْوانِ والأجْناسِ

بالرّائِقِ الألْوانِ والأجْناسِ

And you have much of it, so send

And with you there is much of it, so send

What is pleasing in color and kind.

The fine varieties and kinds.

ولْتَترُكوا مَقْلوبَهُ لغريرةٍ

ولْتَترُكوا مَقْلوبَهُ لغريرةٍ

ألِفَتْكُمُ منْ بعدِ طولِ شِماسِ

ألِفَتْكُمُ منْ بعدِ طولِ شِماسِ

And leave its reverse for an innocent maiden

And leave the upside down for the little old lady

Who has grown accustomed to you after long resistance.

Who has become accustomed to you after a long blindness.

يُعزى أبوها للذي أشْبَهْتَهُ

يُعزى أبوها للذي أشْبَهْتَهُ

وصفاً بلا شكٍّ ولا إلباسِ

وصفاً بلا شكٍّ ولا إلباسِ

Her father is associated with the one whom you resemble

Her father is consoled by the one you resembled

In qualities, without doubt or ambiguity.

In description without any doubt or ambiguity.

فألِفْتَ أنواعَ الحلاوةِ دائِماً

فألِفْتَ أنواعَ الحلاوةِ دائِماً

في الحالَتينِ الأكْلِ والإعْراسِ

في الحالَتينِ الأكْلِ والإعْراسِ

So you have always known sweetness in its various forms,

So you have become accustomed to all kinds of sweetness

In both states: eating and marriage.

In both eating and marriage.

هذا ومُوجِبُهُ إليْكُم ما ارْتَضَتْ

هذا ومُوجِبُهُ إليْكُم ما ارْتَضَتْ

عُلْياكَ منْ بِرٍّ ومنْ إيناسِ

عُلْياكَ منْ بِرٍّ ومنْ إيناسِ

This—and what prompts my appeal to you—is what

This is what your highness has required of you

Your exalted self has chosen of kindness and friendly warmth.

Of righteousness and intimacy.