1. كلُّ شهمٍ لذاته المدح صالحْ

    ليس ينحوه للندى غير صالحْ

    Praise befits every noble man in his own right.

    None but a worthy man seeks him for bounty.

  2. سيما الكوكب الّذي هو في طا

    لع سعد السعود والعزّ لائح

    Especially the star that is in the ascendant

    of Saʿd al-Suʿūd, with glory shining.

  3. كلّ سعدٍ لغيره لاح فينا

    لم يكن ذاك غير سعد الذابح

    Every fortune that shone among us for someone else

    was nothing but Saʿd al-Dhābiḥ.

  4. ذاك والله ذو السعادة إبرا

    هيم من جاء للمكارم مانح

    That, by God, is the fortunate Ibrahim,

    who came as a bestower of noble favors.

  5. هو قلبٌ لجسم كلّ كريم

    وسواه من الكرام جوارح

    He is the heart in every generous man’s body,

    and the other generous men are limbs.

  6. الكميّ الّذي تخاف وتخشى

    بأسَه في الوغى كماة الجحاجح

    The armored warrior—they fear and dread

    his might in battle, the champions of mighty chiefs.

  7. والأمير المقدام في حومة الحر

    ب إذا شبّ نارها بالفضائح

    And the intrepid emir in the thick of war,

    when he kindles its fire with humiliations.

  8. لا يجارَى في حربه والمجاري

    عاد من عجزه إلى السلم جانح

    He is unmatched in his warfare, and whoever rivals him

    returns, out of helplessness, inclining toward peace.

  9. كيف لا والتأييد والنصر دوماً

    حفّه بالفتوح غادٍ ورائح

    How could it be otherwise, when support and victory always

    surround him with conquests, morning and evening?

  10. ولأهل القلوب فيه اعتناءٌ

    وعليه الأنظار منهم لوامح

    And the people of the heart take an interest in him,

    and their glances fall upon him.

  11. فهو في بحرِ نصرِ تأييدِ مولا

    ه تراه بقوّة العزم سابح

    So he is in the sea of victory through his Lord’s support;

    you see him swimming with the strength of resolve.