أبرمت يا دنيا أمورا بعضها

أبرمت يا دنيا أمورا بعضها

بخل الورى والبخل شرّ مسلك

بخل الورى والبخل شرّ مسلك

You have ordained, O world, affairs, among them

O world, you have ordained matters, some of which

Humanity’s miserliness—and miserliness is the worst path.

Are the stinginess of mortals, and stinginess is an evil way.

فعظمى يحيى الفتى فإنما

فعظمى يحيى الفتى فإنما

يحيى جواد حيث حل برمكي

يحيى جواد حيث حل برمكي

So honor Yahya, the young man, for indeed

So my glory gives life to the young man, for

A generous man is brought to life only where a Barmakid settles.

He gives life to the generous wherever he resides in your abode.