تَرَكَ المُلوكَ مُلوكَ كِنْدَةَ وانْتحَى

مَن يَتركُ التِّيجانَ واهِيةَ العُرَى

He left the kings, the kings of Kindah, and withdrew,

Who would leave the crowns, the delusive adornments?

حُيِيتَ عُروَةُ إنّه لكَ مَقْدِمٌ

يُمنٌ وحَسْبُكَ ما تُشاهِدُ أو تَرى

Welcome, O Urwah, he is indeed your guide,

Auspicious and your lineage suffices you, whatever you see or perceive.

عَطَفَ النبيُّ عليكَ وانْبَسَطتْ له

نَفْسٌ تُرِيكَ مَكَانَهُ والمظهرا

The Prophet was kind to you and his soul expanded for you,

To show you his place and appearance.

ما كَان يومُ الرّومِ من أوطارِهِ

بل هزَّ نَفْسَكَ واعِظاً ومُذكِّرا

The day of the Romans was not of its circumstances,

But it shook your soul, admonishing and reminding.

ما أورثَ الإسلامُ قومَكَ زادهم

خَيراً وكان لهم أجلَّ وأكبرا

What inheritance did Islam give your people, increasing them

In goodness, and it was for them the greatest and biggest.

الجاهليةُ قد عفَتْ آثارُها

فيهم وأصبحَ عهدُها قد أدبرا

The Ignorance has erased its traces among them

And its time has passed away.

كانت لهم مَوْتاً فَتِلكَ حَياتُهم

في دولةِ الإسلامِ عاليةُ الذُّرى

It was death for them while this is their life

In the lofty state of Islam.

هذا رفيقُك ما لقومِكَ غيرُه

نِعمَ الرفيقُ إذا اللّبيبُ تَخَيَّرا

This is your companion, your people have no other than him,

An excellent companion when the sensible one makes his choice.

إنّي جعلتُ لخالدٍ صَدَقاتِهم

تُجبَى إليَّ فما أحقَّ وأجدرا

I have made their charities for Khalid

To be collected for me, and that is the most right and appropriate.

ولقد أقمتُكَ عاملاً فَكُن امْرءاً

للخيرِ في كلِّ الأمورِ مُيسَّرا

And I have appointed you as a worker, so be a man

Who facilitates good in all affairs.

سِيرا على بَرَكاتِ ربِّكما ولا

تَنِيَا إذا أحدٌ ونَى أو قَصّرا

Walk in the blessings of both your Lords, and do not

Despair when someone despairs or is negligent.