وَإِذَا وَصَفْتَ فُنُونَهُ فِي فَضْلِهِ

فَاذْكُرْ أَيَادِيَهُ عَلى العمَّالِ

When you describe his virtues and merits

Remember his kindness to the workers

وَقضَاءَه حَاجَاتِهِمْ وَدِفاعَهُ

عَن حَقِّهمْ فِي وَجْهِ رَأْسِ المَالِ

And his fulfilling their needs and defending

Their rights in the face of the wealthy

وَجِهَادَهُ مَنْ يَستَغِلُّ جُهُودَهمْ

حِساً وَمَعْنى أَجْحَفَ استِغْلالِ

And his struggle against those who exploit their efforts

Unjustly and without meaning, the worst exploitation

فَإِذَا وَفى بِفُضُولِ مَا كسَبُوا لهُ

عَدَّ الذِي أَدى منَ الإِفضَالِ

So when he repays them for the surplus they earned for him

He counts what he gave as generosity

مُتجَاهِلاً عُقْبَى مَطَامِعِهِ وَلا

عقْبَى كَيَوْمِ قِيَامَةِ الْجُهَّالِ

Ignoring the consequences of his greed as though

There were no reckoning like Judgment Day

مِنْ أَي نَابٍ لاَ يُطَاقُ وَمِخْلَبٍ

نَجَّى الْهُمَامُ فَرَائِسَ الإهْمَالِ

From which claw too harsh to endure, which talon

Did the resolute protect the prey of neglect?

وَكَفَى إِلى أَمَد سَرَاحِينَ الطَّوَى

وَالضَّارِيَ الشَّبعَانَ شَرَّ قِتَالِ

It is enough up to the day the meadow’s steeds are freed

And the gorged predator, the worst of fighting.

مُتَوَخِّياً إِنْصَافَهُمْ وَمُهَيِّئاً

لَهُمُ وَلِلأَبْنَاءِ خَيْرَ مَآلِ

Seeking to do them justice and preparing

For them and the children the best outcome

يُعْنَى بِوُلْدِهِمْ الضِّعافِ لِيَرْتَقُوا

عِلْماً وَآدَاباً وَحُسْنَ خِصَالِ

He cares for their weak children so they might rise

In knowledge, manners and excellent traits

حَتى إِذَا شَبُّوا تَقَاضَوْا حَقَّهمْ

بِهُدىً وَمَا كَانُوا مِنَ الضُّلاَّلِ

Until when they grow up they take their due

With guidance, not having been misguided