1. أَبلِغ لَدَيكَ عُبَيدَ اللَهِ مَألِكَةً

    وَما بِدارِ عُبَيدِ اللَهِ مِن بُعُدِ

    Convey a message to Ubayd Allah, there with you;

    And Ubayd Allah's dwelling is not far away.

  2. أَضحَت بِقُطرَبُّلٍ وَالدَيرِ حُلَّتُهُ

    وَما يُجاوِرُ بَيتَ النارِ ذا العُمُدِ

    His dwelling is now at Qutrabbul and the monastery,

    And in the land adjoining the pillared temple of fire.

  3. لَم تَدرِ ما بي وَما قَد كانَ بَعدَكَ مَن

    نَفاسَتي لَكَ في عَبدونَ أَو حَسَدي

    You did not know what ailed me, nor what arose after you left

    Of my jealousy of you over Abdun, or my envy.

  4. أَغَرُّ أَحسَبُ نُعماهُ الجَليلَةَ مِن

    ذَخائِري لِصُروفِ الدَهرِ أَو عُدَدي

    Radiant is he; I count his great bounty among

    My treasures against time's reversals, or my resources.

  5. إِذا مَضى اليَومُ لا نَلقاهُ فيهِ مَضى

    سُرورُنا وَتَرَقَّبنا مَجيءَ غَدِ

    When a day passes without our meeting him, so passes

    Our joy, and we await tomorrow's coming.

  6. إِن فاتَ في السَبتِ أَن نَزدارَ سَيِّدَنا

    فَلا تُفِتنا لِشَيءٍ زَورَةُ الأَحَدِ

    If we miss visiting our lord on Saturday,

    Then let nothing keep us from Sunday's visit.