1. Roll up your sleeves for productive giving,
And be guided by praise from attentive listening,
١. شمِّري نحو العطاءِ المُنتَجَعْ
واستدلِّي بالثناء المستمَعْ
2. The king has returned renewed like he was,
In the beginning when he rose up.
٢. رجع الملكُ جديداً كالذي
كان في بدْأته حين طلعْ
3. A state started by one with a nickname,
And the king was branded with it while still a sapling.
٣. دولةٌ سبَّبها ذو كنيةٍ
وسم الملك بها وهو جذعْ
4. The nickname "The Bloodletter" he bestowed upon him,
Along with the inheritance of the exemplary prophet.
٤. كنيةُ السَّفاح أهداها له
مع ميراثِ النبيّ المتَّبَعْ
5. And indeed after him it was nicknamed,
By a group who did not wear those honored robes,
٥. ولقد كُنِّيَها من بعده
معشرٌ لم يلبسوا تلك الخلع
6. Or donned them and wore them badly,
Stripping off the pants of piety.
٦. أو كُسُوها فأساءوا لُبْسَها
بالتَّعرِّي من سرابيل الورع