رَأَيتك يا زَيدُ زَيدَ النَدى

وَزَيدَ الفُخار وَزَيدَ الكَرَمِ

I saw you, O Zayd, Zayd of the dew,

I saw you, O Zayd, as the Zayd of generosity,

And Zayd of generosity and Zayd of nobility.

The Zayd of glory, and the Zayd of nobility.

تَزيد عَلى نائِباتِ الخطو

ب بَذلاً وَفي سابِغاتِ النِعَمِ

You surpass rivals in your steps

You increase, against the vicissitudes of misfortune,

With generosity, and in your perfect bounty.

In giving, and in blessings ample and full.

كَذا الخَمرُ وَالذَهَبُ المَعدَنيّ

يَجوّد هَذا وَذاكَ القدم

Just as wine and mined gold

Just so are wine and the mined gold;

Improve with age.

The passage of time refines them both.