1. Acknowledge our superiority, O Abbasids, in nobility
For you have not, O Abbasids, earned it

2. We preceded you in religion and in the emigration
Which your grandfather shunned and veiled himself from

3. While you were sons of the Prophet's uncle
We were his sons, and he was a father to us

4. The sons of uncles are not like their nephews
In rank and ancestry

5. Even if we were only sons of an uncle like you
You would be followers for us, and we lords for you

6. The two uncles are not equal, one intimate
Beloved, and one, distant, sought proximity

7. Your grandfather shunned aiding him on the day of his mission
While Ali, our grandfather, aided him and proclaimed