1. قل للوزيرِ إذا وَقفْتَ ببابهِ

    ناسبتَ بينَ مُحمَّدٍ والمُصطَفَى

    Say to the minister, when you stand at his door:

    You have fittingly paired Muhammad with al-Mustafa.

  2. أرجعتَ طرْفكَ في الرِّجالِ مكرِّراً

    حتى اصطفيتَ اليومَ أصدَقَ مَنْ وَفَى

    You repeatedly turned your gaze among men,

    until today you chose the truest of all who kept faith.

  3. لقدِ اصطفيتَ مُهذَّباً لو أنَّهُ

    وُلِّي على مُلكِ ابنِ داودٍ كَفَى

    Indeed, you have chosen a refined man who, were he

    set over the kingdom of David’s son, would prove equal to it.

  4. يُغنيكَ عن حَمْلِ القَنا بيَراعهِ

    وبرأيهِ عن أن تَسُلَّ الأسيُفا

    With his reed pen he spares you the bearing of lances,

    and with his counsel, the drawing of swords.

  5. مُتَيقِّظٌ للدَّهرِ ينظرُ ما بدا

    منهُ ولا يَخَفى عليهِ ما اختَفى

    Alert to fortune, he watches what emerges

    from it, and nothing concealed escapes his notice.

  6. وإذا اشتكتْ دُنياهُ حادِثَ عِلَّةٍ

    فيمينُهُ البِيضاءُ ضامنةُ الشِّفَا

    And when his world complains of a fresh ailment,

    then his white right hand guarantees the cure.

  7. يا أيُّها الشَّهمُ الذي مِعرَاجُهُ

    لا يُرتَقَى وطريُقهُ لا يُقتَفَى

    O noble-hearted man, whose stairway

    cannot be climbed, and whose path cannot be followed,

  8. تُملي علينا من صِفاتِكَ اسطُراً

    عند المديحِ إذا كتبنا أحرُفا

    You dictate to us lines drawn from your virtues

    whenever we write a few letters in praise.

  9. خُذها إليكَ رسالةً أرجو لها

    عَفوَ الكِرامِ وإنَّ مِثْلَكَ مَن عَفا

    Accept this letter; I hope it finds

    the pardon of the noble, for one like you forgives.

  10. راحت تُهنِّي المُصطَفى لكرامةٍ

    وأنا أُهنِّئْها بوَجهِ المُصطفَى

    It has gone to congratulate al-Mustafa on an honor,

    while I congratulate it on beholding al-Mustafa’s face.