عُثمانُ يا أَكرَمَ البَرايا

مِن ذي مَعَدٍّ وَذي يَمانِ

Othman, O most generous of men

O Uthman, most generous of all creation,

Of Ma'add and Yaman stock

From the lineage of Ma'add to the tribes of Yemen.

ما جَمَعَت راحَتاكَ مالاً

وَمُعدِماً قَطُّ في مَكانِ

Your hands never amassed wealth

Your palms have never hoarded gathered wealth,

Nor were you ever miserly

While a destitute soul remained in any land.

المالُ يَفنى عَلى اللَيالي

وَجودُ كَفَّيكَ غَيرُ فانِ

Wealth fades away over nights

For wealth vanishes with the passing of nights,

But your generosity is not fleeting

Yet the bounty of your hands is imperishable.

بَنى المَعالي لَهُ أَبوهُ

فَبَذَّ في ذاكَ كُلَّ بانِ

Your father founded glories

His father raised for him the summits of glory,

And expended therein all he owned

And he surpassed, in that construction, every builder.