بك الله حاط الدين وانتاش أهله

من الموقف الدَحْض الذي مثلهُ يردي

By God, He has established religion and you are its supporter

From the stance of contempt which leads to ruin like it

فولِّ ابنك العباسَ عهدَك أنه

له موضع واكتب إلى الناس بالعهد

So appoint your son Al-Abbas your successor

For he has a place, and write to the people about the pledge

فإن خلَفتُهُ السنُ فالعقلُ بالغٌ

به رتبة الشيخ الموفق للرشيد

If his youth betrays him, his intellect is mature

With it the rank of the old man who guides the rightly-guided

وقد كان يحيى أوتي العلم قبله

صبيّاً وعيسى كلَّم الناسَ في المهد

And John was given knowledge before him

A child, and Jesus spoke to the people from the cradle