يا من له ود صفا من كدر

وطلعة يخجل منها القمر

O you whose affection is pure and free from bitterness

And whose appearance puts the moon to shame

ويا ابن من راحته مزنة

وبشره حلو يروق البشر

O son of one whose comfort is a pleasure

And whose cheerful face delights people

غيرك صفر العين مستحكر

يأخذ مني كارتي عن صفر

Unlike others whose eyes are empty and lustful

Who take my card when I have nothing

وأنت ذو وجه إذا قابلت

حياءه نظرة عين قطر

You have a face that when I look upon it

My gaze is lowered in shyness

والشارب الخباز ذو حولة

يخرج من وحشتها بالعور

With a mustache that astonishes

Emerging from its frightfulness in beauty

بنكهة يعجن منها

وشارب يقذر منه القذر

With a flavor that he kneads from it

And a mustache that even the vilest find repulsive

يحلف والله على قرصة

منها ويدري أنه قد فجر

He swears by God over a morsel from it

And knows that he has erred

ألف يمين وهو في مكة

والحجر من جانبه والحجر

A thousand oaths while in Mecca

With the Black Stone beside him and the Black Stone

فقصر الرحمن في عمره

ولا نما عمر أخيه عمر

So the Merciful has shortened his life

And not prolonged the life of his brother

فإنه أكفر منه ومن

قال سوى ما قلت فيه كفر

For he is more blasphemous than him and than

Anyone who says other than what I have said of him is blasphemous

فإن تفضلت ونفذتها

فما على المحسن يوما ضرر

If you are kind enough to grant it

A benefactor is never harmed one day

وإن توانيت فلا حيلة

قد ينضب السيل ويجفو المطر

And if you refrain, there is no help for it

The torrent may dry up and the rain cease