1. رعايةُ حقِّنا حقٌ عليْكا

    لما نعتدُّ من مَيْلٍ إليكا

    Honoring our right is a duty upon you,

    for the affection toward you that we value.

  2. ونَصْرُك باسِطُ النُّعمى علينا

    نهايةُ ما نُؤَمِّلُهُ لديكا

    And your support for the one who bestows bounty upon us

    is the utmost we hope for from you.

  3. فدُونَك من مَوَدَّتِهِ نصيباً

    رِغيباً قد ملأتَ به يديكا

    So take a share of his affection—

    an ample share with which you have filled both your hands.

  4. أباالعباسِ لا تُغْلَبْ عليه

    فقد أضْحَى ولم يُغْلَبْ عليكا

    Abu al-Abbas, let no one wrest him from you,

    for now no one has wrested you from him.

  5. متى راعيتَه من جانبيه

    رعاك بعينه من جانبيكا

    Whenever you watch over him on both his sides,

    he will watch over you with his eye on both your sides.

  6. ولم تعدم به سيفاً ودرعاً

    كهمّك عُدَّةً في حالتيكا

    And through him you will lack neither sword nor shield,

    a resource matching your resolve in both your states.

  7. ومثلك لا يُدَل على رشادٍ

    كفاك بلمحةٍ من ناظريكا

    And one like you needs no guidance toward sound judgment;

    a glance from your two eyes suffices you.

  8. أبا العباس قد أسديت فعلاً

    وصلتَ به إخاء مُؤاخِيَيْكا

    Abu al-Abbas, you have performed a deed

    by which you bound your two friends in brotherhood.

  9. وفيه فرصةٌ لك فانتهزْها

    فإن اللَّه يكبتُ حاسديكا

    And in it lies an opportunity for you, so seize it,

    for God will humble those who envy you.