أَبُو يَدَّدَنْ فَامْدَحْهُ بِالشِّعْرِ وَاسْتَعِنْ

بِرَبِّكَ رَبِّ النَّاسِ وَاصْدُقْ وَلاَ تَمِنْ

Abu Yaddad, so praise him in verse, and seek

Praise Abu Yaddadan with poetry, and seek the aid

Help from your Lord, Lord of mankind, and speak truly, do not refuse.

Of your Lord, the Lord of mankind; speak the truth and do not lie.

وَحَدِّثْ بِأَنَّ الْمَاءَ مَاءَ عُيُونِهِ

قَتِيلُ الظَّمَا تَزْكُو بِهِ فِطْنَةُ الْفَطِنْ

And tell that the water is the water of his springs,

And recount that the water—the water of his springs—

Killer of thirst, by which the prudent man's wisdom is purified.

Saves the victim of thirst, and through it the intellect of the wise thrives.

وَإِنْ شَارَ فِيهِ الشَّهْدَ مَنْ جَارَ سُهْدُهُ

فَذَاكَ بِمَا يَرْجُوهُ مِنْ فَرَحٍ قَمِنْ

And if honey mixes into it, from one whose neighborhood is pleasant,

And if the one oppressed by insomnia gathers honey therein,

That is because of what he hopes for of joy, be secure.

He is truly worthy of the joy he hopes to find.

وَإِنْ لاَذَ مَوْتُورُ الْهَوَى بِهَوَائِهِ

مُنِيلِ الْمُنَى قَلْباً بَرَاهُ الضَّنَى أَمِنْ

And if the love-sick one finds solace in its air,

And if the victim of love seeks refuge in his breeze,

Whose heart grief has shown the blows of fate, feel safe.

Which grants desires to a sickness-worn heart, he finds safety.