1. لا يُعدمُ اللَّهُ يديك الصَّوْلا

    على الأعادي وعلينا الطَّولا

    May God never deprive your hands of might

    against foes, nor of bounty toward us.

  2. أصبحت في أمرِ صديقٍ زوْلا

    جمعتَ فيه قوةً وحَوْلا

    In a friend's cause, you have become a marvel,

    combining strength and resourcefulness in it.

  3. وما تهيبتَ هناك هَوْلا

    حتى رأى الويلُ عليه العوْلا

    Nor did you dread any terror there,

    until Woe himself saw distress descend upon him,

  4. من بعدِ ما أَنضى البلادَ جَوْلا

    وعاد فحلاً يستضيم الشَّوْلا

    after he had worn the lands out with his roaming,

    and returned as a stallion oppressing the dry she-camels.

  5. أولَى له أولَى بهِ وأولَى

    فاسلم بديئاً للعلا وأولى

    Woe to him, woe upon him, and woe again!

    So live unharmed, foremost in glory and most worthy of it,

  6. في ظلّ عيشٍ لم يخالط غَوْلا

    تُجِدُّ فعلاً وتجدُّ قولا

    in the shade of a life untainted by ruin.

    You are earnest in deed and earnest in word.

  7. أنت الكريم ليس فيه لوْلا

    قد أصبح الخيرُ عليه استولى

    You are the generous man, without a single 'but';

    goodness has now gained mastery over him.

  8. يا مَنْ أمرَّ حالُه واحلولى

    O you whose condition has grown bitter and sweet!