1. The path of guidance appeared before me, so I followed it,
And my ways did not diverge into misguidance.

2. He informed me that ignorance is not becoming of me,
And that forbearance is never out of reach for me.

3. So after incoherence, my praiser became eloquent,
And after eloquence, my blamer became inarticulate.

4. And I returned my praises to the best of mankind,
So it took the place of necklaces around the neck of the unweaned camel.