أَغلَبُ الحَيِّزَينِ ما كُنتَ فيهِ
وَوَلِيُّ النَماءِ مَن تَنميهِ
Most of the space you once occupied
The conquering realm is that wherein you dwell,
And patron of growth is he whom you nurture
And the master of rising fortune is he whom you raise,
ذا الَّذي أَنتَ جَدُّهُ وَأَبوهُ
دِنيَةً دونَ جَدِّهِ وَأَبيهِ
He whose grandsire and father you are
He is the one to whom you are both grandsire and sire,
Is lowlier than his grandsire and father
In a closeness surpassing his own grandsire and sire.
