إِنَّ البَرامِكَةَ الَّذينَ تَعَلَّموا

فِعلَ المُلوكِ فَعَلَّموهُ الناسا

Those Barmakids who learned the deeds of kings,

Truly, the Barmakids are those who learned

And taught the people what they were shown,

The art of kingship, and taught it to mankind.

كانوا إِذا غَرَسوا سَقَوا وَإِذا بَنَوا

لَم يَهدِموا لِبِنائِهِم آساسا

When planting trees, they watered them,

For when they planted, they watered; and when they built,

And when building, tore not down the base.

They never undermined the foundations of their work.

وَإِذا هُمُ صَنَعوا الصَنيعَةَ في الوَرى

جَعَلوا لَها طولَ البَقاءِ لِباسا

Their works they made to last eternally,

And when they bestowed a kindness upon the world,

Adorning all with robes that would not fade.

They clothed it in the raiment of eternity.