شمِّري نحو العطاءِ المُنتَجَعْ

واستدلِّي بالثناء المستمَعْ

Roll up your sleeves for productive giving,

And be guided by praise from attentive listening,

رجع الملكُ جديداً كالذي

كان في بدْأته حين طلعْ

The king has returned renewed like he was,

In the beginning when he rose up.

دولةٌ سبَّبها ذو كنيةٍ

وسم الملك بها وهو جذعْ

A state started by one with a nickname,

And the king was branded with it while still a sapling.

كنيةُ السَّفاح أهداها له

مع ميراثِ النبيّ المتَّبَعْ

The nickname "The Bloodletter" he bestowed upon him,

Along with the inheritance of the exemplary prophet.

ولقد كُنِّيَها من بعده

معشرٌ لم يلبسوا تلك الخلع

And indeed after him it was nicknamed,

By a group who did not wear those honored robes,

أو كُسُوها فأساءوا لُبْسَها

بالتَّعرِّي من سرابيل الورع

Or donned them and wore them badly,

Stripping off the pants of piety.