اِرفُق بِعَمرٍو إِذا حَرَّكتَ نِسبَتَهُ

فَإِنَّهُ عَرَبِيٌّ مِن قَواريرِ

Be gentle with Amr when you question his lineage,

For he is an Arab of pure descent.

ما زالَ في كيرِ حَدّادٍ يُرَدِّدُهُ

حَتّى بَدا عَرَبِيّاً مُظلِمَ النورِ

He has dwelt so long in the forge of Haddad,

That he appears an Arab darkened in hue.

إِن جازَ آباؤُهُ الأَنذالُ في مُضَرٍ

جازَت فُلوسُ بُخارى في الدَنانير

If baseness were found in the line of his sires in Mudar,

Then the coins of Bokhara would rank as golden dinars.

وَاِشدُد يَدَيكَ بِحَمّادٍ أَبي عُمَرٍ

فَإِنَّهُ نَبَطِيٌّ مِن دَنانيرِ

And clench your hand firmly on Hammad Abu Umar,

For he is a Nabatean of pure golden dinars.