1. Ahmad's father has a daughter
And how much he was punished through her, and how much
١. أحمَدُ الآبيّ فيه أبنةٌ
ولكم عوقِبَ فيها ولَكَمْ
2. Trust me as one informing of a man
Who is my master in morals and wisdom
٢. فثقوا بي مُخبراً عن رجُلٍ
هو في الآداب شيخي والحكَمْ
3. News, if I didn't tell you
It would be more fitting for me than muted speech
٣. خبرٌ لو لم أحدّثْكُم به
كان أولى بي من النُطْقِ البَكَمْ
4. I am one of those whose house
And the house he enters to seek wisdom
٤. أنا ممّن في بيتِه
وكذا في بيتِه يُؤتى الحَكَمْ