رَأَيتكُ أَمسِ خَيرَ بَني مَعَد

وَأَنتَ اليَومَ خَيرٌ مِنكَ أَمسِ

I saw you yesterday, O best of Ma'add's sons

And you today are better than you were yesterday

وَأَنتَ غَداً تَزيدُ الضّعفَ خَيراً

كَذاكَ تَكونُ سادَةُ عَبدِ شَمسِ

And tomorrow you will grow even better still

Thus it is with the nobility of Shams's servants