أَعلَت بَني وَهبٍ عَلى العالَمِ

في حادِثِ الدَهرِ وَفي القادِمِ

The clan of Wahb have risen above the world

In the events of time and in what is to come

خَلائِقٌ بَرَّزنَ طُرّاً وَما

كُلُّ سُيوفِ الهِندِ بِالصارِمِ

Beings who have manifested excellence and virtues never

Matched by all the swords of India in battle

وَضَلَّ مَن يَرجو مَدى شَأوِهِم

مِن عاجِزِ الأَقوامِ وَالحازِمِ

Lost is he who hopes for the end of their glory

From the incapable and prudent among men

أُمنِيَّةُ المَغرورِ عَن قَصدِهِ

ضَلَّت بِهِ أَم حُلُمُ الحالِمِ

The ambition of the arrogant, not aiming well

Has led him astray or is it a dreamer’s dream

بَنى لَهُم وَهبٌ فَأَعلى وَلِل

باني اليَدُ العُليا عَلى الهادِمِ

Wahb built for them its summit And it’s for

The builder that the upper hand over the destroyer

كَم فيهِمُ مِن حاتِمٍ في النَدى

يُبِرُّ أَفضالاً عَلى حاتِمِ

How many a generous Hatim among them in munificence

Distributing bounty over (the legendary) Hatim (himself)

مَن يَلهَ عَن نَصري فَلَم يَمتَعِض

لِسوءِ ما يَأتي بِهِ ظالِمي

One who turns away from helping me will not be aggrieved

By evil done by my oppressors

فَقَد سَعى لي في الَّذي أَبتَغي

أَبو الحُسَينِ ابنُ أَبي القاسِمِ

Thus my patron in that which I seek

Is Abu Husain the son of Abi al Qasim