1. حازَ المحاسنَ من خَلْق ومن خُلُق

    كأنه من جنان الخُلْدِ مُنْهَزِمُ

    He possessed the beauties of form and character.

    As though he were fleeing from the gardens of eternity.

  2. قد جاءنا كَيْ يرينا ما أُعدَّ لنَا

    كمثله بجنَان ما بها سَقَمُ

    He has come to us to show us what has been prepared for us:

    His like, in gardens where there is no sickness.

  3. كَيْ يردعَ القومَ من عصيان خالِقهم

    ليعملَ الصالحاتِ العربُ والعجمُ

    To restrain the people from disobeying their Creator,

    So that Arabs and non-Arabs may perform righteous deeds,

  4. ليرغبُوا طاعةً في أمر سيدهم

    هُو الإمامُ الذي انقادتْ له الأممُ

    So that they may desire to obey their lord's command.

    He is the imam to whom the nations have submitted.

  5. سيفُ بن سلطان سف نسل مالكه

    ذاكَ الإمامُ الهمامُ السيدُ الحكمُ

    Sayf ibn Sultan—[unclear word]—the offspring of his master,

    That valiant imam, the lord and arbiter.

  6. أكرمْ بِمن حلّ قصرَ الأكرمين ومن

    أجداده اليعربيون الذين هُمُ

    How noble is he who dwelt in the palace of the noblest, and whose

    Ancestors are the Ya'rubis, who are...

  7. فطاعةُ اللهِ ربِّ العرش طاعتُه

    ومَنْ عصاهُ فقد زلَّت به القَدَمُ

    For obedience to God, Lord of the Throne, is obedience to him.

    And whoever disobeys him has surely lost his footing.

  8. فكن مطيعا له في كلِّ حادثةٍ

    مِن الأوامرِ فهْو العالِمُ العَلَمُ

    So be obedient to him in every matter

    Concerning commands, for he is the learned and eminent one.

  9. فهو المقيمُ بعدلِ الله مُجْتهداً

    وهو الرؤوفُ عداه اللومُ والندمُ

    For he diligently upholds God's justice,

    And he is compassionate; blame and regret pass him by.

  10. مدحى له أرتجى غفران يوم غد

    ومحو ذنبٍ جرى منى وما يَصِمُ

    Through my praise of him, I hope for forgiveness on the morrow,

    And the erasure of a sin I committed, and of whatever stains me.

  11. خُذْها بلا طمعٍ عذراءَ واضحة

    كالشمسِ مشرقةً لكنها كَلمُ

    Accept it, with no desire for gain, virginal and clear,

    Radiant as the sun, yet it is words.

  12. إذا قرأْتَ معانيها على مَهِل

    تزولُ عنكَ همومُ الدهر والهِممُ

    When you read its meanings at leisure,

    The cares of time and aspirations will leave you.

  13. قوافياً لك أهداها أَخُو مقةٍ

    قديمة أُسُّها المعروف والكرمُ

    Rhymes presented to you by a man of affection,

    Long-standing, with kindness and generosity as its foundation.