1. روت عيني التسهد عن قتاده

    ومن لوني وسقمي عن جراده

    My eye narrated sleeplessness on Qatadah's authority,

    And from my complexion and illness, on Jaradah's authority;

  2. ومن عذل العذول عن انتقاص

    ولكن من هواكم عن زياده

    And from the reproacher's reproach, on Diminution's authority,

    But from love for you, on Increase's authority.

  3. حماه لحيكم وثنا ابن يحيى

    كلا السندين يروى عن حماده

    Hama is for your clan; and Ibn Yahya narrated to us—

    Both chains of transmission are related from Hamadah.

  4. بليغ مع وزارته وقاض

    بأعناق الأنام له شهاده

    Eloquent as well as a vizier, and a judge,

    Upon humankind's necks rests testimony in his favor.

  5. حمى العليا بفضل فاضليّ

    زكا وذكا وأوغل في السياده

    He defended the heights with Fadili excellence,

    Flourished, grew brilliant, and advanced far in eminence.

  6. يسابق كل يوم قاصديه

    بعادي خيره والخير عاده

    Each day he races those who seek him,

    With his swift-running bounty—goodness is his habit.

  7. دعونا بره شاماً ومصراً

    فواصل في الإفاءة والإفاده

    We called upon his bounty in Syria and Egypt;

    So he continued bestowing and benefiting.