لَولا عَلِيٌّ بنُ مَهدِيٍّ وَخلَّتهُ

لَولا عَلِيٌّ بنُ مَهدِيٍّ وَخلَّتهُ

لَما اِهتَدَينا إِلى ظرفٍ وَلا أَدَبِ

لَما اِهتَدَينا إِلى ظرفٍ وَلا أَدَبِ

Were it not for Ali ibn Mahdi and his friendship,

Were it not for Ali the son of Mahdi and his companions,

we would never have found our way to wit or refinement.

We would not have been guided to refinement or literature.

إِذا سَقى مُترَعَ الكاساتِ أَوهَمُنا

إِذا سَقى مُترَعَ الكاساتِ أَوهَمُنا

بِأَنَّ غِلمانَنا خَيرٌ مِنَ العَرَبِ

بِأَنَّ غِلمانَنا خَيرٌ مِنَ العَرَبِ

When he serves brimming cups, he makes us imagine

When he serves goblets in the drinking area, he makes us imagine

that our boys are better than the Arabs.

That our boys are better than the Arabs.