أَرى اللَهَ خَصَّ بَني مَخلَدٍ
بِأَفضَلِ مَأثُرَةٍ لِلعَرَب
I see that God has distinguished the sons of Makhlad
With the noblest achievement among the Arabs.
تُضافُ الخِلافَةُ في دورِهِم
فَتُخبِرُ عَن سِروِهِم بِالعَجَب
The caliphate is hosted in their homes,
And speaks with wonder of their nobility.
مُلوكٌ لَهُم عادَةٌ في القِرى
تَوارَثَها حَسَبٌ عَن حَسَب
Kings, with a tradition of hospitality,
Passed down from noble lineage to noble lineage.
تَرى الكَأسَ صافِيَةً كَاللُجَيـ
ــنِ وَالخَمرَ طافِيَةً كَالذَهَب
You see the cup clear as sil-
ver, and the wine floating like gold.
Sol 6.1