يا مَن يُقَبِّلُ كَفَّ كُلِّ مُخَرَّقٍ

يا مَن يُقَبِّلُ كَفَّ كُلِّ مُخَرَّقٍ

هَذا اِبنُ يَحيى لَيسَ بِالمِخراقِ

هَذا اِبنُ يَحيى لَيسَ بِالمِخراقِ

O you who kiss the palm of every lavish giver,

O you who kiss the palm of every charlatan,

here is Ibn Yahya—no mere lavish giver.

This is Ibn Yahya; he is no charlatan.

قَبِّل أَنامِلَهُ فَلَسنَ أَنامِلاً

قَبِّل أَنامِلَهُ فَلَسنَ أَنامِلاً

لَكِنَّهُنَّ مَفاتِحُ الأَرزاقِ

لَكِنَّهُنَّ مَفاتِحُ الأَرزاقِ

Kiss his fingertips: they are not fingertips,

Kiss his fingertips, for they are not fingertips,

but keys to sustenance.

But they are the keys to sustenance.