مدحُ بني الأَيام لي شُغلُ

لا شكَّ فيهِ يضرب المثلُ

Praising them is my daily occupation

No doubt, they are proverbially exemplary

عَجز اللِسان بِنيله فَلذا

بِالقَلب أمدحهم وَلا دخلُ

My tongue is too weak to praise them enough

So with my heart I praise them, nothing less

شيمٌ لَهُم حمدت فَما لئموا

نعمٌ لهم عهدت فما بَخلوا

Noble virtues they have, I praise yet they don't boast

Kindness they possess, I expect yet they don't withhold

هممٌ لهم سعدت فَما خَسروا

فِطنٌ لَهُم رشدت فَما غفلوا

Great aspirations they nurture, I wish well yet they don't lose

Wisdom they own, I counsel yet they are never oblivious