أبعدَ سعيدِ بنِ المؤمَّلِ أَعدِلُ

كفانِي بهِ أَنّي عليهِ أُعوِّلُ

Is there anyone more generous than Saʿīd ibn al-Muʾammal after his death?

He suffices me, for I rely on him,

وهل كان في دهر تَقَدَّمَ مِثلُهُ

كريمٌ يُرَجَّى للنّدىَ ويؤمَّلُ

Has there been in any past age anyone like him,

A noble man hoped for in times of distress and relied upon in times of affliction?

فزُرهُ تَزر كَعباً وعَمراً وجَعفَرا

وحاتمَ عبداً للظهيرِ وتَمثلُ

So visit his tomb as you would (the tombs of) Kaʿb, ʿAmr, Jaʿfar

And Ḥātim (known for his generosity), a servant obedient to his lord, and take heed!

فهذا ظهيرُ الملكِ أسمحُ باللُّها

وأكرمُ من كلّ الكرامِ وأفضلُ

For this is the lord's most generous servant, by God,

The most noble of all the noble and the best!

وهل غيرُهُ مَّمن تَقَدَّمَ عَصرُهُ

إذا اختبروه فاضلٌ مُتَفَضِّلُ

Is there anyone besides him, of those who lived before his time,

Who, if put to the test, would prove to be superior or more open‐handed?