أَمّا أَبُو الْيُمْنِ فَلْتَفْخَرْ بِهِ اليمَنُ

وَالْفَخْرُ وَالدَّهْرُ وَالأَيّامُ وَالزَّمَنُ

Abu Al-Yumn, let Yemen boast of him,

Boast of him forever, for all time.

فاقَ الأَنامَ عَلاءً والْكِرامَ نَدىً

وَلَيْسَ مُسْتَنكَراً أَنْ يَحْسُنَ الْحَسَنُ

He surpassed all people in nobility and generosity,

It is no wonder that the beautiful are beautiful.

أَغَرُّ أَزْهَرُ فَيّاضٌ لَهُ مِنَنٌ

لا تَسْتَقِلُّ بِأَدْنى شكْرِها الْمُنَنَ

He is the whitest, brightest, blossoming,

His favors cannot be repaid, though one tries.

تَغَرَّبَ الْجُودُ حَتّى حَلَّ فِي يَدِهِ

فَلَيْسَ لِلْجُودِ إِلا كَفَّهُ وَطَنُ

Generosity became exiled until it settled in his hand,

So generosity has no home but his palm.