فَتَى كَيفما مِلنَا رأينا له يداً

بعيدةَ مَرمَى الشكر مَطلبُها سَهلُ

A youth whose generous hand we saw extended

Far, seeking neither thanks nor gain,

خفيفُ على الأعناق مَحمَلُ مَنِّهَا

ولكن على الإنكار من عَدِّها ثقلُ

Light lies his gifts on people's necks bestowed,

But heavy on the thankless falls its weight.

وواله ما أَفضَى من المال ما نَشَا

إلى كَفِّه إلا العِنانُ أو النَّصلُ

The chief, of all the wealth his conquests brought

Naught to his own hands gave he but the rein,

تَفَرَّقَ طُلابُ المساعي فَكُلُّهم

إذا اجتمعوا بعضٌ وأنت له كلُّ

Seeking renown, men severally have sought,

Assembled, each is part, and you are whole.

وما فرَّعَ الأقوامُ في المجدِ

فباهوا به إلا وأنتَ له أصلُ

The glory tribes and races have attained

Is yours in its entirety, root and branch, the sum.