يا مَن جَعَلتُم رِضَا المَولَى تِجَارَتكُم

وبِعتُمُ دُرَّكُم فِيهِ ودَارَتَكُم

O you who made pleasing the Master your trade,

And sold your pearls for it and your homes,

ومن أمَارَتِكُم في الناس أنَّكُمُ

لا تُذكُرونَ وِإن جَلَّت إِمَارَتَكُم

And it is known of you among people that

You are not mentioned even if your leadership is great,

هينُونَ لَينُونَ أقحاحٌ جَهَابِذَةٌ

كَانَ العُقَارُ وقَد شُجَّ إستِعَارَتَكُم

Delicate, soft, valiant warriors,

Aloe wood though it be cracked in its metaphors,

يا مَن إِذَا خَافَ أقوَامٌ خُفَارتَهُم

فِيمَن أجَارُوهُ أدَّيتُم خُفَارَتَكُم

O you who when people fear their cowardice

Fulfill your duty of protection towards those who seek refuge,

يَوَدُّ أعقَلُ أُدفي فَوقَ شَاهِقَةٍ

لَو كَانَ جَارَكُم أو كَانَ جَارَتَكُم

The wisest young man atop a lofty summit

Wishes if you were his neighbor or yours was,

إني مُحِبُّكُمُ قِدماً ومَادِحُكُم

وسَامِعٌ إِن أشَرتُم لِى إشَارَتَكُم

I am fond of you since old and sing your praises,

And listening if you gesture to me your gestures,

ولا أعُدُّ لِهَولٍ دَاهِمٍ جَلَلٍ

ما دُمتُ وَاجِدَكُم إلا زِيَارَتَكُم

And I count not any sudden overwhelming calamity,

As long as I can visit you and not your visitation,

ولا أُعبِّرُ عَمَّا جِئتُ فِيهِ لَكُم

إلا بِكُم فاهمهوا عني عِبَارَةَ كم

And I express not what I came here for to you,

Except through you so understand from me my expression.