1. قَد أكثَبَت فرصُ الجميلِ فبادرِ

    وَاِنهض لَها نَهض الهزبرِ الخادرِ

    Opportunities for kindness have drawn near, so hasten.

    And rise to meet them as a lion rises from its lair.

  2. وَاِبسط يَد الإحسانِ مُغتنماً بِها

    غَرس الصنائعِ في فؤاد شاكرِ

    And extend the hand of kindness, seizing the chance thereby

    To plant benefactions in a grateful heart.

  3. وتُغالُ في اِسترقاق حرّ لَم يسم

    بِالغبنِ قانيه بِوفرٍ وافرِ

    And spend lavishly to make a free man your bondsman; never is

    His purchaser branded as cheated, even for an abundant fortune.

  4. اِبذل له مِن فضل جاهكَ لفتةً

    تَرنو لهُ منها السعودُ بناظرِ

    Bestow on him, from the bounty of your influence, a glance

    Through which auspicious stars turn their gaze toward him.

  5. وَالعرف أفضَلُ ما اِقتنيت وَخيرهُ

    ما سدّ خلّةَ مستحقٍّ صابرِ

    And beneficence is the best you have acquired, and its finest form

    Is what meets the need of one deserving and patient.

  6. إنّي بَعَثتك لِلمَكارمِ والندى

    بَعثَ البحارِ لمدّ موجٍ زاخرِ

    Indeed, I have roused you to noble deeds and generosity,

    As seas are roused to swell with surging waves.

  7. وَأَقمتُ أَنتَظِر الإجابةَ زاجراً

    مِنها لِنجحِ السعيِ أيمن طائرِ

    And I have remained awaiting the answer, divining

    From it the most auspicious bird for the endeavor's success.