IN Praise OF THE K ING

—The King,
The asylum of the world,
The shadow of the creator,
And the light of the bounty of the all-provider,
The treasury of the age,
The retreat of true religion,
The aided by Heaven,
The triumphant over his enemies,
The victorious arm of the empire,
The lamp of the excelling faith,
The beauty of mankind,
The glory of Islam,
Sad, the son of the most puissant king of kings,
Master of attending nations,
Lord of the kings of Arabia and Persia,
Sovereign of land and sea,
Heir to the throne of Sulaiman,
Atabak the Great,
Muzaffaru'd-din Abu-bakr-bin-Sad-bin-Zangi:
May God Most High perpetuate the good fortune of both,
And prosper all their righteous undertakings!