1. إِنَّ أَبا غانِمٍ حُمَيداً

    غَيث عَلى المُعتَفينَ هامى

    Indeed, Abu Ghanim, Humayd,

    Is rain pouring upon those who seek his bounty.

  2. صَوَّرَهُ اللَهُ سَيفَ حَتفٍ

    وَبابَ رِزقٍ عَلى الأَنامِ

    God fashioned him into a sword of death,

    And a gate of sustenance for humankind.

  3. يا مانِعَ الأَرضِ بِالعَوالي

    وَالنَعَمِ الجَمَّةِ العِظامِ

    O defender of the land with tall spears,

    And of the plentiful, great herds:

  4. لَيسَ مِنَ السوءِ في مَعاذٍ

    مَن لَم يَكُن مِنكَ في ذِمامِ

    None is sheltered from harm

    Who is not under your protection.

  5. وَما تَعَمَّدتُ فيكَ وَصفاً

    إِلّا تَقَدَّمتَهُ أَمامي

    And never have I attempted a description of you

    But you have outstripped it ahead of me.

  6. فَقَد تَناهَت بِكَ المَعالي

    وَاِنقَطَعَت مُدَّةُ الكَلامِ

    For noble qualities have reached their utmost in you,

    And the span of speech has come to an end.

  7. أَجَدَّ شَهراً وَأَبلِ شَهراً

    وَاِسلَم عَلى الدَهر أَلف عامِ

    Renew one month and wear another out,

    And remain safe through the ages for a thousand years.