أَبلِغِ الفِتيانَ مَألُكَةً

أَبلِغِ الفِتيانَ مَألُكَةً

أَنَّ خَيرَ الوُدِّ ما نَفَعا

أَنَّ خَيرَ الوُدِّ ما نَفَعا

Convey to the young men a message:

Tell the youths in full

Convey to the young men a message:

that the best affection is that which benefits.

That the best affection is that which benefits

That the best of friendship is that which truly avails.

إِنَّ قَرماً مِن بَني مَطَرٍ

إِنَّ قَرماً مِن بَني مَطَرٍ

أَتلَفَت كَفّاهُ ما جَمَعا

أَتلَفَت كَفّاهُ ما جَمَعا

Indeed, a noble chief of Banu Matar—

Verily an old man of the Bani Matar

Indeed, a noble chief of the Banu Matar—

his two hands have spent what they gathered.

His gathered hands destroyed what they amassed

His hands have scattered all that he amassed.

كُلَّما عُدنا لِنائلِهِ

كُلَّما عُدنا لِنائلِهِ

عادَ في مَعروفِهِ جَذَعا

عادَ في مَعروفِهِ جَذَعا

Whenever we returned for his bounty,

Whenever we returned to gain him over

Whenever we returned to seek his bounty,

he grew young again in his generosity.

He turned away in his kindness completely stiff

He returned to his kindness with renewed zeal.