1. أصبح المُلْك من أبي المنصورِ

    وهْوَ في حُلَّتَيْ بهاءٍ ونورِ

    The realm, through Abū al-Manṣūr, has become

    Clad in the twin robes of splendor and light.

  2. ملِكٌ منذ قام لم يُلْفَ إلاّ

    فوق طِرْفٍ أو مِنبْر أو سَريرِ

    A king who, since he rose to rule, has been found only

    Astride a noble steed, upon a pulpit, or on a throne.

  3. يتأنَّى حِلْماً ويبطِش عَزْماً

    حازمُ الرأي مُحْكَم التدبير

    He acts deliberately in forbearance and strikes with resolve,

    Resolute in judgment, sound in planning.

  4. في كمال المعِزِّ في هيبة القا

    ئِم في حسن هيئةِ المنصور

    With al-Muʿizz’s perfection, with the majesty of al-Qā-

    ʾim, with the beauty of al-Manṣūr’s bearing.

  5. أصبحَتْ مصرُ منه حسناء حَوْرا

    ءَ وكانت مَرْهاء من كافورِ

    Through him, Egypt has become a fair, dark-

    eyed beauty, though she had been bleary-eyed through Kāfūr.

  6. أنا مِن فضله وجود يديه

    بين عِزّ ونِعْمَةٍ وحُبُور

    Through his bounty and the generosity of his hands, I am

    Amid honor, blessing, and joy.

  7. طلعتْ لي السعود بين رضاءٍ

    عن ودادي وبين حِفظ الوزيرِ

    Auspicious stars have risen for me, between approval

    Of my devotion and the vizier’s protection.