1. سَيف الأَمير لنصر الحَق مَشهورُ

    وَسَعيه دائِماً للخَير مَشكورُ

    The prince's sword is drawn to champion the truth,

    And his striving for good is ever appreciated.

  2. فَكَم لَهُ مِن أَياد لَيسَ يَحصرها

    بِالعَدّ في الكُتب مَنظوم وَمَنثور

    For so many are his favors that they cannot be numbered

    By verse and prose in books.

  3. وَكَم لَهُ مِن سَداد تَحته علَمٌ

    عَلى رؤس بَني العرفان مَنشور

    And how much sound judgment is his, beneath which a banner

    Is unfurled above the heads of the sons of learning.

  4. يا أَحمَد الخَير إِني في ذِمامك لا

    أَخشى أُموراً بِها قَد هَمّ مَغرور

    O benevolent Ahmad, I am under your protection; I do not

    Fear matters a deluded man has contemplated.

  5. وَكَيفَ يَهضم مِني جانِبي زَمَنٌ

    وَإِنَّني بِكَ طُول الدَهر مَنصور

    And how could time diminish my standing,

    When, through you, I am supported for all time?

  6. وَغاية الأَمر أَني مِنكَ مُنتَظرٌ

    لِبَعض ما هُوَ عَن عَلياك مَأثور

    And the heart of the matter is that I await from you

    Some of what is recounted of your eminence.

  7. لا زلت لي مَلجأ في حلّ مُشكلة

    لَها تَصدّى بِسُوء الفهم مَأمور

    May you ever remain my refuge in resolving a difficulty

    That an official has tackled with poor understanding.