لعمرو أبيك ما نُسب المعلّى
إلى كرمٍ وفي الدنيا كريمُ
By your father’s life, al-Muʿallā was not credited
By your father's life, glory is not attributed
with generosity while a generous man remained in the world.
To generosity, for the world has none generous
ولكن البلاد إذا اقشعرتْ
وصوَّحَ نبتُها رُعيَ الهشيمُ
But when the land grows parched
Rather, when the lands become barren
and its vegetation withers, dry stubble is grazed.
And its vegetation withers, even dry plants are grazed
Sol 5.6