غنِّ أبا حفصٍ إذا جئته
بشعره فيَّ بإيقاعِ
Sing, O father of Hafs, when you come to him
With his poetry in me and its rhythm
وليكن الإيقاع في رأسه
من حاذق بالقفد صفّاعِ
Let the rhythm in his head be
From one skilled in tying firmly the bracelet
غنِّ أبا حفصٍ إذا جئته
بشعره فيَّ بإيقاعِ
Sing, O father of Hafs, when you come to him
With his poetry in me and its rhythm
وليكن الإيقاع في رأسه
من حاذق بالقفد صفّاعِ
Let the rhythm in his head be
From one skilled in tying firmly the bracelet