1. تكفل لي جود أندى الورى

    وشاع به الذكر في كل واد

    The generosity of the most munificent of humankind has provided for me,

    And through it, renown has spread in every valley.

  2. ووالله ما خفت تغيير ما

    تعوّدت من برِّه المستفاد

    And by God, I have feared no change in what

    I have grown accustomed to receiving from his bounty.

  3. إذا غير الدهر حسن الذوات

    فحاشا محاسن ذات العماد

    If time alters the beauty of persons,

    Then al-ʿImād’s own virtues are exempt.