ما دعوك البديع حتى تفردتَ

وأصبحت في الغناء بديعاً

You were not called 'Al-Badi' until you were unique,

And in singing you became 'Al-Badi'.

فإذا ما دعوت لهواً بألحانك

وأفاكَ سامعاً ومطيعا

So if you sang playfully with your melodies,

You found a listening and obedient person.

وإذا الدهر ضنَّ باللذة البكر

جعلناك خاطباً وشفيعاً

And if time was stingy with innocent pleasures,

We made you an advocate and intercessor.