1. And a book whose parts have been made small
Yet it has gained the greatest discourse
١. وكتابٍ صَغُرَتْ أَجزاؤُهُ
وَهُوَ قد حازَ الحديثَ الأَكْبَرَا
2. What anthology upon a meadow when
The wind of a song makes it sway and imparts fragrance?
٢. أَيُّ مَجْمُوعٍ على رَوْضٍ إِذَا
هَزَّهُ رِيحُ نشيدٍ عَطَّرا
3. Whenever sought from a perspective
In it, it has been inscribed by the inscriber
٣. كلما يطلبهُ من طَرَفٍ
فيه قد سَطَّرَهُ مَنْ من سطَّرا
4. So realize when you read it
That all game is in the belly of the unique
٤. فتحقَّقْ عندما تَقْرأُهُ
أَنَّ كُلَّ الصَّيْدِ في جَوْفِ الفَرَا
5. It has been ennobled by a gentle rest
That sprouted flowers on its sides
٥. شَرَّفَتْهُ راحَةٌ مُزْنِيَّةٌ
أَنْبَتَتْ في جانِبَيْهِ زَهَرَا
6. O Ali son of Khalif, an invocation
That the sun envies over the moon
٦. يا عَليُّ بْنُ خُلَيْف دَعْوَةٌ
يحسُدُ الشَّمْسُ عليها القَمَرا
7. A wonder, O brother of the sea, if
Your palms have strung jewels from it
٧. أَعَجيبٌ يا أَخا البَحْرِ إِذا
نَظَمَتْ كفَّاكَ منه جَوْهَرا