أكلُّ مهذّبٍ طلِق اليدين

أكلُّ مهذّبٍ طلِق اليدين

كأنّ لنا عليه قضاءَ دينِ

كأنّ لنا عليه قضاءَ دينِ

Does every refined, openhanded man

Every refined person with generous hands

Seem bound to repay us a debt?

As if we owe him a debt

فصبراً لاعتيادي ما وَصلتم

فصبراً لاعتيادي ما وَصلتم

ببذل العُرف بينَكم وبيني

ببذل العُرف بينَكم وبيني

So bear with my frequent return to the bond you have forged

So patience, for I've gotten used to

Between you and me by bestowing kindness.

Giving courtesy between you and me

أقام لكم وداداً حشوَ قلبي

أقام لكم وداداً حشوَ قلبي

نَوالكم الذي هوَ مِلْ عيني

نَوالكم الذي هوَ مِلْ عيني

Affection for you was lodged deep within my heart

He established affection, filling my heart

By your bounty, which fills my eye,

Your gifts are the delight of my eyes

وأبلجَ من بني عمرٍ جوادٍ

وأبلجَ من بني عمرٍ جوادٍ

صَفت أخلاقه صفوَ اللُّجين

صَفت أخلاقه صفوَ اللُّجين

And that of a bright-faced, generous man of the sons of Umar,

And the purest pearls from the sea of generosity

Whose character was as pure as silver.

His manners smooth as silk

وهشَّ وبشَّ كالسَّيف المحلَّى

وهشَّ وبشَّ كالسَّيف المحلَّى

بَدا واهتزَّ كالرُّمح الرُّديني

بَدا واهتزَّ كالرُّمح الرُّديني

And he beamed and smiled like an ornamented sword;

Merry and bright like a polished sword

He appeared and swayed like a Rudayni spear.

Manifest and shaking like a well-balanced spear

لقد حسنت مساعدةُ الأماني

لقد حسنت مساعدةُ الأماني

بإحسان الأجلّ أبي الحُسينِ

بإحسان الأجلّ أبي الحُسينِ

Indeed, hopes have found good support

You have gracefully helped fulfill desires

Through the generosity of the most illustrious Abu al-Husayn.

With the kindness of the magnificent Abu Hussein