1. This is my joy for Abu Amer
Plunging me into the depths of peril
١. هذا سروُري بأبي عامر
مُغرِّقِي في لُجَّةِ الغامرِ
2. A young man, if his peers vied with him in glory
Contending, thought met thought
٢. فتىً إذا جاراه في مَفخرٍ
مُساجِلٌ خاطَرَ بالخاطِر
3. Prose is a body and poetry its soul
And verse is an eye while prose but looks on
٣. النثرُ جسمٌ وهر روحٌ له
والنظمُ عينٌ وهو كالناظرِ