1. Shihab al-Din you have revived a memory
Of the people of perfection and increased pride

2. For you have composed it a precious necklace
Containing much sublime essence and pearls

3. You have risen in your mention, my Lord exalted you
And may He reward you for this deed with reward

4. And increase you beyond acquisition and grant
And compensate you for hardship with ease

5. For you, O Shihab al-Din, are truly
A virtuous imam in knowledge, a sea

6. Our Yemeni shaykhs have excelled
With what you have presented in the Tabaqat of worth

7. For you have conveyed authentic narrations
By the grace of all an artery gushed forth

8. So much knowledge and jurists there were
And much righteous pillars and sanctuaries

9. When days are straitened upon you
Their mention rips apart every harm

10. And may my Lord bless
The best of creation, always, of worth and pride