1. Whoever serves the great ones with mistakes
I am a man whose steps are his dangers
١. مَن كان يَخْدُمُ بالخُطا كُبَراءه
فأنا امْرؤٌ خَطَراتُه خُطُواتُهُ
2. And my service has certainly continued to the glorious
Whose gifts continue for the visitors
٢. ولقد تتابَعَ خِدْمتايَ لمَاجِدٍ
مُتَتابعٍ للزّائرين هِباته
3. A thousand after it illiterate
Each told by its full moon his words
٣. ألِفِيّةٌ في إثْرها لامِيّةٌ
كُلٌّ حَكتْه بدُرِّها كلِماته
4. And if the denier introduced him to a listener
An alif and lam separated his denials
٤. وإذا المُنكَّرُ عَرّفَتْه لسامعٍ
ألِفٌ ولامٌ فارقَتْ نَكِراته