بَدا حينَ أَثرى بِاِخوانِهِ

فَقَلَّلَ عَنهُم شَباةَ العَدَم

He excelled when he enriched his brothers,

And diminished the obscurity of nothingness from them.

وَذِكرُهُ الدَهرُ صَرفُ الزَمانِ

فَبادَرَ قَبلَ اِنتِقالِ النِعَم

Mention of him is the passage of time,

So he seized the opportunity before the transfer of blessings.

فَتى خَصَّهُ اللَهُ بِالمَكرُما

تِ فَمازَجَ مِنهُ الحَيا بِالكَرَم

A young man endowed by God with generosity,

Who mingled life with nobility.

إِذا هِمَةُ قَصَّرَت عَن يَدِ

تَناوَلَها بِجَزيلِ الهِمَم

When ambition fell short of his hand,

He reached for it with great aspirations.

وَلا يَنكَتُ الأَرضَ عِندَ السُؤا

لِ لِيَقطَعَ زُوارِهِ مِن نِعَم

He does not conceal the ground at the question,

To cut off his visitors from blessings.