له شمالان حاز إرثَهُما

عن ذي اليمينين شدَّ ما اختلفا

He has two left hands that inherited their qualities,

Unlike the one with two right hands, how different they are!

ما أبين اليمن في نقيبته

على أعاديه حيث ما انصرفا

How distinct is the goodness of Yemen in its leader

Against his enemies wherever they turn.

بجود ما انقادت البلاد له

حتى إذا ما استثارها ضعفا

With his generosity the lands submitted to him

Until when he aroused them in their weakness

كأنه الدهر من هزائمه

يلعنه الله أينما ثقفا

It was as if time in its defeats

Cursed him, may God curse him wherever found.