1. Tell the ruler, may God prolong his bounty
Of long duration and cloak him in splendid robes,

2. O son of the blessed, O best of men as a father
And O most venerable minister of integrity,

3. Twenty years have passed and five more after them
Spent in your service with sincerity in deed,

4. In which I have translated from books what stumped
The later ones after the earlier masters,

5. And I have not let a moment pass without toil
That benefits the homelands because of me,

6. And here are sixty books all of which appeared
To the people who benefited fully from them,

7. And every diligent one who recited them
And memorized them succeeded in his life's hope,

8. How not when they have after goodness spread
And their sun continues in the circle of Aries,

9. From them are branches of all mathematics
And military science in detail and in summary,

10. And you know best my works and their precision
And what I face of toil without boredom,

11. And the night I spend embellishing what you allowed
Of literature from celebrated compositions,

12. And now you have engaged me a second time
After frowning at me, my days smiled at me,

13. And I was granted what I was given in Safar
Of a year six with the order of the brave deputy,

14. And where nothing remained of the decree except trust
Except writing a signature without delay,

15. So favor me with it, for the best of righteousness is its urgency,
And do not say man was created of haste,

16. And do not blame me for insisting on a request
In which is the cure for illnesses and pains,

17. And do not burden me with procrastination until chances
For I do not replace fulfilling a promise with anything,

18. And I have explained to your excellency what my soul aspires
To, so meet it with acceptance and join,

19. For positions are only for those who have
An inclination for the rest of bodies and laziness,

20. Not for those who have among people a passion
For love of the wisdom that honor is in transmitting,

21. And that is an outpouring I have presented
My state to you without fear or dread,

22. Because I have become affiliated with you and do not
Cease from you until my term ends,

23. Your efforts are still appreciated and you have not stopped
Praising you with good, the rest of the nations,