1. قَطَعتَ البِلادَ فَمِن صاعِدٍ

    بِغَيثِ النَوالِ وَمِن هابِطِ

    You have crossed the lands, now ascending,

    With bounty’s rain, and now descending.

  2. تَمُدُّ عَصاكَ إِلى النابِحاتِ

    فَيُعجَبنَ مِن جَأشِكَ الرابِطِ

    You stretch your staff toward the barking dogs,

    So they marvel at your steadfast heart.

  3. وَتَغبِطُ كُلّاً عَلى ما حَواهُ

    وَما لَكَ في العَيشِ مِن غابِطِ

    You envy everyone for what he possesses,

    Yet no one envies you in life.

  4. وَقَفتَ عَلى كُلِّ بابٍ رَأَيتَ

    حَتّى نَهاكَ أَبو ضابِطِ

    You stood at every door you saw,

    Until Abū Ḍābiṭ turned you away.