الجاهُ عندك نال اكملَ جاهِ

الجاهُ عندك نال اكملَ جاهِ

فهناك نُورٌ فوق نورٍ زاهِ

فهناك نُورٌ فوق نورٍ زاهِ

In you, eminence has attained its fullest height.

With you attained the utmost glory

For there is light upon radiant light.

There, a light above a shining light

والفَخر منك كُسي بابهى حُلَّةٍ

والفَخر منك كُسي بابهى حُلَّةٍ

وَعليك منهُ كُلُّ ثَوبٍ باهِ

وَعليك منهُ كُلُّ ثَوبٍ باهِ

Through you, pride has been clothed in its most splendid robe.

And pride in you was clothed in finest raiment

And every robe of pride upon you is splendid.

With every garment made more glorious in your name

يا مَن توقُّدُ قَلبهِ بِذكائِهِ

يا مَن توقُّدُ قَلبهِ بِذكائِهِ

أَشفى لِصادٍ من بَرودِ مياهِ

أَشفى لِصادٍ من بَرودِ مياهِ

O you whose heart's blaze, with its brilliance,

O you whose heart is kindled by his wisdom

Is more soothing to the thirsty than cool waters,

More healing for one in pain than cool water

وَهوَ الزُلال بلطفهِ وَصفآئِهِ

وَهوَ الزُلال بلطفهِ وَصفآئِهِ

فبِهِ اجتماع النارِ والامواهِ

فبِهِ اجتماع النارِ والامواهِ

And it is pure water in its gentleness and clarity:

He is the clearness with his gentleness and purity

In it, then, fire and waters meet.

So fire and water meet in him

نالَت مَسامعُنا منِ اسمك لذَّةً

نالَت مَسامعُنا منِ اسمك لذَّةً

فغدت محسَّدةً من الافواهِ

فغدت محسَّدةً من الافواهِ

Our ears have drawn delight from your name,

Our ears attained delight from your name

So they have become greatly envied by mouths.

And so were envied by other mouths

وَالعَدلُ شأنُكَ فاِمتُدِحتَ مُعادِلاً

وَالعَدلُ شأنُكَ فاِمتُدِحتَ مُعادِلاً

ما بَينَ أَسماعٍ وبين شِفاهِ

ما بَينَ أَسماعٍ وبين شِفاهِ

And justice is your way; you were praised for striking a balance

Justice is your way so you were praised as equitable

Between ears and lips.

Between all ears and lips

وَلئن يكن فيك الثنا متناهياً

وَلئن يكن فيك الثنا متناهياً

فاعذر فَفَضلُك لَيسَ بِالمُتناهي

فاعذر فَفَضلُك لَيسَ بِالمُتناهي

And even if praise of you should reach an end,

If praise of you be bounded, still

Forgive me, for your excellence has no end.

Your merit has no bound nor end

نُزّهتَ عن شبهٍ فَتَبغي شاعِراً

نُزّهتَ عن شبهٍ فَتَبغي شاعِراً

متنَّزِهاً في الشعر عن أَشباهِ

متنَّزِهاً في الشعر عن أَشباهِ

You are beyond compare, so you seek a poet

Above all likeness you are exalted

Who, in poetry, is likewise without equal.

So you need a poet freed from commonplace

وَلأَنت ذاكَ ومن لنا ببدائعٍ

وَلأَنت ذاكَ ومن لنا ببدائعٍ

لك آمراتٍ للقَريض نواهِ

لك آمراتٍ للقَريض نواهِ

And you are indeed that one; who can bring us wondrous works

You are that one, and who has novel metaphors

Of yours, giving verse commands and prohibitions?

For you, commands that guide the makers of verse

فَلَقَد اتاني الشعر يَثني عطفَهُ

فَلَقَد اتاني الشعر يَثني عطفَهُ

وَيَقول انّى عبدُ عبدِ اللَهِ

وَيَقول انّى عبدُ عبدِ اللَهِ

For poetry came to me, proudly swaying its shoulder,

And poetry itself came praising me with kindness

And says, 'I am the servant of Abd Allah.'

And said, “I am the servant of God’s servant.”