1. مازالَ يَنحَلُني أبو الجَيشِ اسمَهُ

    فِيما يُجدِّدُ كلَّ يَومٍ جُودا

    Abu al-Jaysh has never ceased bestowing his name on me

    as each day he renews his generosity,

  2. حتَّى غَدوتُ أنا المُسمَّى حامِداً

    وغَدا يُسمَّى حامِداً مَحمُودا

    until I became the one called Ḥāmid—the praiser—

    while he, called Ḥāmid, became Maḥmūd—the praised.