1. يا أَكرَمَ الناس مِن عُربٍ وَمِن عَجَمِ

    بَعدَ الخَليفَةِ يا ضَرغامَةَ العَرَبِ

    O most generous of people, among Arabs and non-Arabs,

    after the caliph, O lion of the Arabs!

  2. أَفنَيتَ مالَكَ تُعطيهِ وَتُنهِبُهُ

    يا آفَة الفَضَّةِ البَيضاءِ وَالذَهَبِ

    You have exhausted your wealth, giving it away and letting it be plundered,

    O bane of white silver and gold!

  3. إِنَّ السِنانَ وَحَدَّ السَيفِ لَو نَطَقا

    لأَخبَرا عَنكَ في الهَيجاءِ بِالعَجَبِ

    Indeed, if the spearpoint and the sword’s edge were to speak,

    they would surely tell wonders of you in battle.