1. What a hand it is, with endless feats in both worlds,
Of countless skills, none can tally its talents.
١. حَاشَى يَداً كَمْ لها في العَالَمِينَ يَدُ
و مِن صَنائِعَ شَتّى مَا لَها عَدَدُ
2. At daybreak it ascends, achieving the impossible,
Above the clouds, none can gauge its reach.
٢. وفي الطُّلُوعِ لَهَا فَأْلٌ وَمَا بَرِحَتْ
فَوْقَ الغَمَامِ ولم يُدْرَكْ لها أَمَدُ
3. Since it split the sea, its brother, with a cleave,
Foam froths forth, crests waving above.
٣. وَمُذْ شَكَتْ فَأَخُوهَا البَحْرُ مِن فَلَقٍ
يَلُوحُ قَبْلَ أَبِيبٍ فَوْقَهُ الزَّبَدُ
4. With you as neighbors, Zeid's status was raised,
In measure and meaning, steadily climbing.
٤. زَيْدٌ تَشَرَّفَ مِنكُمْ بِالجِوارِ عُلاً
قَدْراً وَهذا قِياسٌ رَاحَ يَطَّرِدُ