أبَا مُوسَى شَهِدتَ وَكُنتَ عَدلاً

مُزَكَّى حَيثُ تَشتَجِرُ الخُصُومُ

O Abaa Mousa, you were just when disputes arose

Chosen as upright wherever opponents contend

فَإنَّكَ أفحَلُ الشُّعَرَاءِ طَبعاً

إذَا نَفَخَت شَقَاشِقَهَا القُرُومُ

You are the best poet by nature

When you blow on the flute its whispers

صِرَاطُكَ مُستَقِيمٌ وَهوَ صَعبٌ

كَمَا صَعُبَ الصِّرَادُ المُستَقِيمُ

Your path is straight though arduous

As an uphill road is difficult when straight