1. You have possessed, oh my passion, my passion
And kept awake, oh my watcher, my watcher
١. تملكتَ يا مُهجَتي مُهجتي
وأسهرتَ يا ناظِري ناظِري
2. And through you I have learned the meters of verse
Thus people have dubbed me the poet
٢. وفيكَ تعلَّمتُ نظمَ القريضِ
فلقَّبني الناسُ بالشاعرِ