1. You have strung for me pearls, or have you forged for me gold?
Or have you descended the stars and meteors?

2. O most generous of people in keeping a covenant, you are not distant,
And your affection for me has remained close.

3. You have owned a heart that none can possess,
Except the Trustworthy son of Haddad, when he claims ancestry.

4. If they were fair to you, they would name you, if I informed them -
Is not your grandfather Nasif who honored the father?

5. Rather you are Nu'man, a pearl in poetry, if attributed,
Rather you are a receptacle of verses, if inscribed.