رَأَيتُ ثَناءَ الناسِ بِالقَولِ طَيِّباً

عَلَيكَ وَقالوا ماجِدٌ وَاِبنُ ماجِدِ

I saw people praising you with pleasant words

And they said, glorious and son of the glorious

بَني الحارِثِ السامينَ لِلمَجدِ إِنَّكُم

بَنَيتُم بِناءً غَيرُ بائِدِ

O sons of Al-Harith, eminent in glory, you

Have built a lasting monument

هَنيئاً لِما أَعطاكُمُ اللَهُ وَاعلَموا

بَأَنّي سَأُطري خالِداً في القَصائِدِ

Congratulations for what Allah has given you, and know

That I will fly immortal in poems

فَإِن يَكُ عُتّابٌ مَضى لِسَبيلِهِ

فَما ماتَ مَن يَبقى لَهُ مِثلُ خالِدِ

If Utba has passed away following his path

One like Khalid does not die if his like remains