1. طَلْحَةَ الخيرِ طَلحَة الجُودِ أبْشِرْ

    صِرتَ تُدْعى بِطلحَة الفيّاضِ

    Talhah of goodness, Talhah of bounty, rejoice!

    You have come to be called Talhah the Overflowing.

  2. نَفحةٌ بعد نفحةٍ وانتهاضٌ

    في مجالِ السَّخاءِ بعدَ انْتِهاضِ

    Gift upon gift, and endeavor

    upon endeavor in the field of generosity.

  3. في حُنَيْنٍ يَدٌ وفي أُحُدٍ أُخْ

    رَى وهذِي تَبوكُ ملأى الوفاضِ

    At Hunayn, a helping hand; at Uhud, another;

    and here is Tabuk, its provision bags brimming

  4. مِن جَزُورٍ نحرتَها تُطعمُ الجي

    شَ وتشفيهِ من أذىً وارْتِماضِ

    from a camel you slaughtered to feed

    the army and relieve its distress and burning pain.

  5. ذاقَ من شِدّةِ الطوَى ما كفاهُ

    وهو مُستحصِدُ العزيمةِ رَاضِ

    It had tasted enough of hunger's harshness,

    yet remained steadfast in resolve and content.

  6. حَزَبَتْهُ الأمورُ في طاعةِ الل

    هِ فما هَمَّ مَرّةً باعتراضِ

    Troubles beset it as it obeyed

    God, yet it never once thought of objecting,

  7. عَالمٌ أنّ أفَضَلَ المقاديرِ ما شا

    ءَ وخيرَ الأمورِ ما هو قاضِ

    knowing that the best decrees are what He

    has willed, and the best affairs what He ordains.

  8. لَكَ في المسلمينَ يا ابْنَ عُبيدِ ال

    لهِ بَرقٌ مُباركُ الإيماضِ

    Yours among the Muslims, O son of Ubayd

    Allah, is lightning whose flashing is blessed.

  9. تَستهِلُّ الصنائِعُ الغرُّ إنْ لا

    حَ وتَجرِي الصّلاتُ مِلءَ الحياضِ

    Radiant acts of kindness rain down when

    it flashes, and gifts flow, filling the basins.

  10. هكذا المؤمِنُ الموفَّقُ يُغنِي

    في مرُوآتِهِ غَناءَ المواضي

    Thus the believer granted success renders service,

    through his noble deeds, as keen-edged swords do.

  11. يَدفعُ الحادث الجليل ويَقْضِي ال

    حقَّ سمحَ اليدينِ قبل التقاضي

    He wards off grave calamity and pays what is

    due, open-handed, before a claim is made.