1. يَرْعَى الرّجاءَ بنو أبيه فَبَينَه

    أبداً وبينهمُ وَكِيدُ إِخاءِ

    His father's sons cherish Hope, for between him

    and them there is always a steadfast bond of brotherhood.

  2. ولئن دَعونا من كرامتِه فلا

    عجَبٌ ونحن له من الأبناء

    And if his generosity prompts our prayers, there is no

    wonder, for we are among his sons.

  3. أبنى الهُمام أبى الرّجاء بَقيِتُمُ

    في دولةٍ محْسودةِ النَعْماء

    O sons of the magnanimous Abu al-Raja, may you endure

    in prosperity whose blessings are envied,

  4. حتّى تكونوا في ثلاث خصائصٍ

    بينَ الورى من قِلّةِ النُظرَاء

    until, in three qualities, you become

    among mankind, with few equals,

  5. مِثْلَ الثُريّا في اجتماع كواكبٍ

    وَعُلوّ منزلةٍ وطُول بَقاء

    like the Pleiades in their cluster of stars,

    and in lofty station and long endurance.

  6. وعُداتُكم مثلُ الثّرى فكَمِ المَدى

    بين الثريّا والثّرى مُتَناء

    And your enemies are like the dust—how great a distance

    lies between the Pleiades and the dust!