1. The Arabs have a printing press from God
Thanks are due to its owner as deserved
١. للّه مطبعة العرب
شكري لصاحبها وجب
2. That Sinusi who
Combined elegance and politeness
٢. ذاك السنوسي الذي
جمع اللطافة والأدب
3. Lord of genius from youth
Lord of excellence since a lad
٣. رب النبوغ من الصبا
رب النجابة منذ شب
4. He tells of his father without wonder
For the son to emulate the father as apt
٤. يحكي أباه ولا غرا
بة أن يحاكي الابن أب
5. A poetic book, a just witness
Suffice it what was written
٥. ديوان شعري شاهد
عدل وحسبك ما كتب