1. كالغيثِ لكنْ ذاك من أمواهِه

    يُروَى الخليفةُ وهْو من أمواله

    Like rain—but that one, with its waters,

    quenches thirst; the caliph does so with his wealth.

  2. أَقسمتُ ما للسَّيفِ يومَ جِلادِه

    كمَضائه في الحَقِّ يومَ جِداله

    I swear, the sword on the day of his combat

    has no keenness like his in defending truth on the day of debate.

  3. وسِجالُه سُحْبُ النَّدى وعَطاؤه

    كالوَدْقِ يَخْرُجُ من خِلالِ خِلاله

    And his brimming buckets are clouds of bounty, and his giving

    is like rain issuing from amid his virtues.