1. أفدِي التي كلما حلّيتها صفة

    كادت مراشف ذكراها تحلّيني

    I would ransom her: whenever I adorn her with a description,

    the lips of her remembrance nearly sweeten me.

  2. تقلي محبًّا وتشوي قلبه وندى

    تاج الشريعة يدنيني وينشيني

    She spurns a lover and roasts his heart, while the bounty

    of Taj al-Shari‘a draws me near and elates me.

  3. لا يعدم المدح من قاضي القضاة لهىً

    لا يدّعي حصرها نظم الدواوين

    Praise never lacks gifts from the Chief Justice,

    gifts that the verse of collected volumes cannot claim to number.

  4. بقيَّة القوم مع قرب النجوم لهم

    همّ بمالِ اليتامى والمساكين

    He is the remnant of a people who, though the stars are near them,

    care for the property of orphans and the needy.

  5. في رتبتي علمهم والجود ثم لهم

    فرط العلوّ ورجحان الموازين

    In the twin ranks of their learning and generosity, theirs, moreover, are

    surpassing loftiness and scales that weigh the heavier.

  6. ناسبت في كلِّ عامٍ من عوارفه

    مواسمَ الفضل أرويها وترويني

    Each year, through his favors, I have matched

    the seasons of bounty: I recount them, and they quench my thirst.

  7. ألعصر أقرأ تعويذاً لحاسده

    من شرِّ حاسدها والعصر تقريني

    I recite Al-‘Asr as a protective charm for his envier,

    from the evil of her envier, while Al-‘Asr gives me hospitality.