1. رجلٌ حوى إرثَ النبيِّ محمدٍ

    قِسماً له من مَنزلِ الأَقسامِ

    A man who possessed the inheritance of the Prophet Muhammad,

    as a share for him from the Dispenser of shares,

  2. بوصيّةٍ قُضيت له مخصوصةٍ

    دونَ الأقاربِ من ذوي الأرحامِ

    through a bequest decreed specially for him,

    to the exclusion of relatives bound by blood.

  3. ولقد دعا العبّاسَ عند وفاتِهِ

    بقَبولها فأضجّ بالإعدامِ

    And indeed, at his death he called upon al-‘Abbas

    to accept it, but he loudly pleaded poverty.

  4. فحبا الوصيَّ بها فقامَ بحقَّها

    لما حَباه بها على الأعمامِ

    So he bestowed it upon the appointed successor, who fulfilled its obligations,

    when he favored him with it over the uncles.