1. Leave mentioning the flags of glory
And those who descended at Dhi Salam
١. دَعْ ذِكرَ باناتِ العَلَمْ
والنازلاتِ بذي سَلَمْ
2. Old age has come so don't leave
That ancient one on his feet
٢. جَدَّ المشيبُ فلا تَدَعْ
ذاك القديمَ على القِدَمْ
3. Fate has a rule in the land
So obey it and accept what it ruled
٣. للدَّهرِ حُكمٌ في الوَرَى
فأطِعْهُ وارضَ بما حَكَمْ
4. And be patient, otherwise there is anxiety
And think, otherwise there is regret
٤. واصبِرْ وإلا فالضَّنَى
وافكُرْ وإلاّ فالنَدَمْ
5. And act with your knowledge, as without it
It's like non-existence
٥. واعملْ بعلِمِكَ إنَّهُ
من دُونِ ذلكَ كالعَدَمْ
6. And if you are silent then out of consent
And if you speak then with wisdom
٦. وإذا سكَتَّ فعن رِضَىً
وإذا نَطقتَ فبالحِكَمْ
7. And if you ask then don't exceed
And if you are asked then say yes
٧. وإذا سَألتَ فلا تَزِد
وإذا سُئلتَ فقُلْ نَعَمْ
8. And if you want a poem
Alert it to Umar and sleep
٨. وإذا أرَدتَ قصيدةً
نَبِّهْ لها عُمَراً وَنَمْ
9. The Arab poet whose wonders
Captivated the non-Arabs
٩. الشاعرُ العربيُّ ذو ال
غَرَرِ التي سَبَتِ العَجَمْ
10. A flag he is, the eminent guide
However you wished he is the flag
١٠. عَلَمٌ هُوَ الهادي الرفيعُ
فكيفَ شِئتَ هو العَلَمْ
11. In generosity he has a hand
And to right he has a foot
١١. في المَكرُماتِ لهُ يدٌ
وإلى الصَّوابِ لهُ قَدَمْ
12. And he has traits that cannot be
Matched as if the sanctuary's game
١٢. ولهُ مَناقِبُ لا تُنا
لُ كأنَّها صيدُ الحَرَمْ
13. O you whose traits of gentleness
A breeze with which the breeze lives
١٣. يا من شمائلُ لُطفِهِ
نَسَمٌ بها تحْيا النَسَمْ
14. Verses of truth revealed
Between your noon and pen
١٤. آياتُ حَقٍٍّ أُنزِلَتْ
ما بينَ نُونِكَ والقَلَمْ
15. You made me unable to comprehend them
So I missed the numbering
١٥. أعجَزْتَني عن حَصرِها
فأضَعتُ فَذلكَةَ الرَّقَمْ