1. I am bound and indebted to thank Abu al-Hasan
And that to me is among the wonders of this time

2. The caliph of the best of people and the first one who
Supported Allah's Messenger openly and in secret

3. Without him no prestige would have remained for Hashim
And they would have been disgraced and humiliated by time

4. So he appointed the Abbasids what no other possessed
And who was more deserving of nobility and favor from him

5. Thus Abdullah made guidance clear in Basra
And Ubayd Allah overflowed with generosity on Yemen

6. And he distributed the tasks of the caliphate among them
So I remain forever bound and indebted with this gratitude