1. إِن يَكُن في الأَرضِ شَيءٌ حَسَنٌ

    فَهوَ في دورِ بَني عَبدِ المَلِك

    If there is anything good on earth,

    it is in the homes of the sons of Abd al-Malik.

  2. ما يُبالونَ إِذا ما أَفضَلوا

    ما بَقِيَ مِن مالِهِم أَو ما هَلَك

    They do not care, when they give generously,

    what remains of their wealth or what is lost.

  3. عَقِلَت أَلسُنُهُم عَن قَولِ لا

    فَهيَ لا تَعرِفُ إِلّا هُوَ لَك

    Their tongues are restrained from saying 'No,'

    so they know only 'It is yours.'

  4. مِنهُمُ موسى جَوادٌ ماجِدٌ

    لا يَرى ما لَم يَهَب مِمّا مَلَك

    Among them is Musa, generous and noble,

    who takes no account of what he owns but has not given away.

  5. زَيَّنوا الأَرضَ كَما قَد زُيِّنَت

    بِنُجومِ اللَيلِ آفاقُ الفَلَك

    They adorned the earth, just as were adorned

    the horizons of heaven with the stars of night.