1. O scholar, surpassing people with his knowledge,
Revealing the hidden meanings of symbols with his understanding,
١. أَيا عالِماً فاقَ الأَنامَ بِعِلمِهِ
وَأَبدى خَفِيّاتِ الرُموزِ بِفهمِهِ
2. Tell me, what is a name I wish I could be named, even for a day, after him
By transposing your second letter and omitting your third,
٢. أَبِن لِيَ ما اسمٌ لَيتَ لي يُمنَ مَن بِهِ
تَسَمّى وَلَو يَوماً مِنَ الدَهرِ بِاسمِهِ
3. It becomes alive, bringing the country to life with its body,
If you omit the letter that is first,
٣. بِتَصحيفِكَ الثاني وَحَذفِكَ ثالِثاً
يَصيرُ حَيّاً يُحيي البِلادَ بِسِجمِهِ
4. You will find twenty likenesses to its body.
٤. فَإِن تَحذِفِ الحَرفَ الَّذي هُوَ أَوَّلٌ
تُصادِف لَهُ عِشرينَ شبهاً بِجِسمِهِ