1. هَيا اِسقني مِن رضابٍ رشفُهُ حالي

    فَقَد صَفا لي في رَوض الهَنا حالي

    Come, give me a drink of lips' nectar, sweet to sip.

    For my state has grown serene in the garden of bliss.

  2. وَلا تلمني عَلى عشق لغانية

    بِها تنعَّم في دين الهَوى بالي

    And do not blame me for loving a beautiful woman,

    Through whom my mind has found bliss in the faith of love.

  3. فَإِنَّني لا أُبالي بِالملام وَلا

    أُصغي إِلى ناصح مِن صَبوة خالي

    For I care nothing for reproach, nor do I

    Listen to an adviser untouched by passion.

  4. وَكَيفَ أَخشى عَذولاً قَلبُه بِلَظَى

    أَحقاده كُلَّما طابَ اللقا غالي

    And how should I fear a faultfinder whose heart, in the blaze

    Of his grudges, boils whenever the meeting turns sweet?

  5. وَلي عَلى الهَجر صَبرٌ لا يُشاركني

    مِن المُحبين فيهِ غَير رئبال

    And in estrangement I have patience that none shares with me

    Among lovers, save a lion.

  6. وَلَيسَ لي مِن نَظير في الثَناء عَلى

    محمد الاسم وَهوَ الصادق العالي

    And I have no equal in praising

    Muhammad by name—al-Sadiq, the exalted,

  7. مشير تونس سُلطان المَغارب مَن

    عَنهُ المَشارق تروي حسن أَفعال

    Marshal of Tunis, sultan of the western lands, of whom

    The eastern lands recount the excellence of his deeds.

  8. وَهوَ الإِمام الَّذي في كُل مملكة

    لَهُ اِمتياز عَلى أَبطال أَقيال

    And he is the imam who, in every kingdom,

    Has distinction above heroic princes.

  9. يا اِبن الحسين وَيانسل الكُماة وَيا

    محيي مآثر آباء بِإِفضال

    O son of al-Husayn, and O scion of warriors, and O

    Reviver of ancestral glories through generosity.

  10. وَيا مجيباً إِذا نودي لمعترك

    بمرهف مِن نصال الهند فعّال

    And O you who answer when summoned to battle,

    With a keen-edged Indian blade, potent in action.

  11. وَيا أَبرّ بني الدُنيا بملتجئٍ

    إِلَيهِ مِن فاقة أَو سوء أَحوال

    And O kindest of the world's sons to one who seeks refuge

    With him from poverty or wretched circumstances.

  12. لَكَ البَشائر وافى مصطفاك بِما

    تَرجو لِتونس مِن عزٍّ وَإِقبال

    Glad tidings to you! Your Mustafa has arrived with what

    You hope for Tunis—glory and prosperity.

  13. وَعادَ بِالنَصر لِلأَوطان مُفتخراً

    بِنجحه في مَساعي خَير أَعمال

    And he returned with victory to his native lands, proud

    Of his success in striving for the best of deeds.

  14. وَحُسنُ ظَنك في هَذا الوَزير بَدا

    للملك كَالشمس في تحقيق آمال

    And the soundness of your trust in this minister has become clear

    To the realm, like the sun, through the fulfillment of hopes.

  15. وَلا غَرابة في هَذا فَإِن لَهُ

    بِالانتما شَرفاً يَسمو بِإِجلال

    And there is nothing strange in this, for he has

    Through affiliation an honor that soars in esteem.

  16. لا زالَ في الدَولة الغرّا لحكمته

    بِالسبق يُقضَى لَهُ ما بَينَ أَمثال

    May he ever, in the illustrious state, for his wisdom,

    Be accorded precedence among his peers,

  17. ما قُلت في مَدح مَولانا وَسيدنا

    هَيا اِسقِني مِن رِضاب رَشفُه حالي

    So long as I say in praise of our lord and master:

    Come, give me a drink of lips' nectar, sweet to sip.