1. I swear by your glory, O Imam of our time,
When praises of you spring forth, for their utterer they are gainful.
١. قسماً بمجدك يا إمام زماننا
إن المدائح إذ رجتك لفائزه
2. I called the usefulness of poetry an obligation to it,
While all people named it universally a prize.
٢. سميت جدوى الشعر واجبة له
والناس سموها جميعاً جائزه