1. حَوَيتَ من الفَضائل ما كفاكا

    وجدتَ بما تركتَ لمن سواكا

    You have gathered virtues enough to suffice you,

    and were generous with what you left for others.

  2. وَجُزتَ الى مدى زُهرِ الدراري

    فكُنَّ مَناقِباً لكَ في علاكا

    And you reached the realm of the radiant stars,

    and they became your virtues in your exalted station.

  3. فَما يُثنى عليكَ بأَن تُحاكي

    وَلَيسَ تُعابُ إِلّاأَن تُحاكى

    So you are not praised for imitating others,

    and your only fault is that others imitate you.

  4. وَلَيسَ ثناؤُنا منّا ولكن

    صدى افعالكَ الحُسنى ثناكا

    Our praise comes not from us; rather,

    your praise is the echo of your noble deeds.

  5. أَلا يا نخلةً في روضِ فَضلٍ

    وَلَيسَ سوى المآثر من جناكا

    Lo, O palm tree in a garden of virtue,

    your fruit is nothing but glorious deeds.

  6. وَما سُميتَ عن عَبَثٍ ولكن

    رأى فيكَ العُلى من قد دَعاكا

    You were not named on a whim; rather,

    the one who named you saw eminence in you.

  7. علوتَ بهمةٍ عزَّت وَطالَت

    فما إِن نَستَطيعُ لها دَراكا

    You rose through resolve both mighty and lofty,

    so we cannot possibly attain it;

  8. وَنَفسٍ لا ترى شَيئاً خَطيرا

    لديها غيرَ أَن تقضي مُناكا

    and through a soul that deems nothing weighty

    save the fulfillment of your wishes.

  9. تَبارَكَ مَن بَراكَ أَجلَّ شهمٍ

    وَفي كبدِ العدى سهماً براكا

    Blessed be He who made you the noblest of gallant men,

    and fashioned you as an arrow in the liver of the foe.

  10. ثناؤُكَ في البَريَّةِ فرض عينٍ

    فَمَن لم يمتدحكَ فقد هجاكا

    Praising you is an individual duty for all mankind;

    so whoever fails to praise you has indeed reviled you.

  11. لَئِن قصرَّتُ فيكَ فَلَيسَ بدعٌ

    فقد قصرَّتُ عنكَ كمثلِ ذاكا

    If I have fallen short in praising you, it is no wonder;

    for I fall just as short of your stature.

  12. ذكرتُ مودَّةً لكَ أَدَّعيها

    بحقِّ الارثِ يعضدهُ وَلاكا

    I spoke of an affection for you that I claim

    by right of inheritance, upheld by your friendship;

  13. وَفَضلاً فوقها لا تدَّعيهِ

    للطفٍ منكَ فاِقتضيا وفاكا

    and of a kindness beyond it, which you do not claim,

    out of your graciousness; both called for loyalty to you.

  14. ورُمتُ وَفا الحقوقِ فطالبتَني

    بما لا استَطيعُ بِهِ حراكا

    I sought to fulfill these obligations, but you demanded of me

    what leaves me unable to stir.

  15. فان تمنُن بعذركَ عن قصوري

    فذلك بعض ما اِصطَنعت يداكا

    So if you grant me pardon for my failing,

    that is but one of the kindnesses your hands have wrought.