كُلُّ بَني بَرمَكٍ كَريمٌ

أَستَغفِرَ اللَهَ غَيرَ واحِد

Every son of Barmak is noble

Every son of Barmak is generous and noble,

I seek forgiveness from God but not just once

—I seek God's forgiveness—save for one,

خولِفَ في خِلعَةٍ فَوافى

يَمزِجُ مِن صالِحٍ بِفاسِد

He was dressed in a robe but did not keep it

He was invested with a robe of honor, yet he came,

He mixes the good with the corrupt

Mixing the righteous with the corrupt.