1. I am your devoted slave, I do not fail
Even if you have adorned me in poetry with the name of a friend
١. أَنا عَبْدُ وُدِّكَ لا أُخِلُّ وإِنْ تَكُنْ
حَلَّيْتَنِي في الشعرِ باسْمِ خليلِ
2. And excellences moon, my praise is composed for you
So it came shy like a wreath
٢. وعليكَ يا بَدْرَ الفضائِلِ نُظِّمَتْ
مِدَحِي فجاءَتْ وَهْيَ كالإكْلِيلِ
3. Welcome the poetry from you, for the poets with it
The honor of sharing the name, not excellence
٣. أَهلاً بشعر منكَ للشِّعْرَى به
شَرَفُ اشتراكِ الإِسْمِ لا التَّفْضيلِ
4. And three I have protected with three
The Quran, Torah and Bible
٤. وثَلاَثَةٍ عَوَّذْتُها بثَلاَثَةِ ال
قرآنِ والتوارةِ والإِنجيلِ
5. Bent, almost to the point of becoming intertwined
And I suspended it, so I became like a camel
٥. ثُنِيَتْ فكادَتْ أَن تكونَ بُثَيْنَةً
وَعَلِقْتُها فغدوتُ مثلَ جَميل