1. في مِثلها مِن نائباتِ الزَّمَن

    يُعرفُ إحسانُك يا ابن الحَسَن

    In calamities of time like this,

    Your kindness is known, O son of al-Hasan.

  2. وبَينَنا ودُّ الصِّبا وهولا

    يَرحلُ من قَلبٍ إذا ما سَكَن

    Between us is the affection of youth, and it does not

    Depart from a heart once it has settled there.

  3. وأنتَ أهلٌ للنَّدى والعُلى

    والفَضلِ ما بينَ الورَى والمِنَن

    And you are a man of generosity and eminence,

    Of excellence among humankind and of favors bestowed.

  4. فانهَض إلى ما كنتَ عوَّدتَني

    إن أنتَ لم تَنهَض إليهِ فَمَن

    So rise to do what you have accustomed me to;

    If you do not rise to it, then who will?

  5. واعلم أبا الصَّقرِ بأنَّ النَّدى

    لَه من الشُّكرِ علَيهِ ثَمَن

    And know, Abu al-Saqr, that generosity

    Has a price: the gratitude due for it.