رأَيتُ قَوماً من بني هاشمٍ

دنَوا من العَليا وما أبعدوا

I saw a people from the sons of Hashim

Who came near to glory but not too far

قد وَصَفوا بالحمد آباءَهم

وأَظهروا في المَجدِ ما شيَّدوا

They described their fathers with praise

And made manifest the glory they built

حتّى إِذا ما سأَلوا عن أَبي

قُلتُ لهم أَنَّ أَبي أَحمَدُ

Until when they asked about my father

I said to them my father is Ahmad