نزَلْنا على يعْقوبَ نجْلِ أبي حَدّو

فعرَّفَنا الفضْلَ الذي ما لهُ حدُّ

We descended upon Jacob, son of my father Haddu

Who showed us the virtue that has no limit

وقابَلَنا بالبِشْرِ واحْتَفَلَ القِرى

فلمْ يبْقَ لحْمٌ لم ننَلْهُ ولا زُبْدُ

And welcomed us with good tidings, the villages rejoiced

No flesh remained that we did not obtain, nor butter

يحقُّ علَيْنا أنْ نقومَ بحقّه

ويَلْقاهُ منّا البِرُّ والشُّكْرُ والحَمْدُ

It is incumbent upon us to fulfill his due

And for him to receive from us righteousness, gratitude, and praise