1. بِالْقَصْرِ سَادَاتٌ ذَوُو هَدْيِ

    رَضَعُوا لِبَانَ الْمَجْدِ مِنْ ثَدْيِ

    In the palace are lords of upright conduct.

    They suckled the milk of glory from a breast.

  2. صَاغُوا مُبَالَغَةً لِجَرْيِهِمُ

    فِي الْفَضْلِ فَعَّالاً مِنَ الْجَرْيِ

    They coined an intensive form for their racing

    in excellence: faʿʿāl, derived from ‘racing’.

  3. هُمْ زِينَةُ الْقَصْرِ وَحِلْيَتِهِ

    وَالْقَصْرُ مُفْتَقِرٌ إِلَى الْحَلْيِ

    They are the palace’s ornament and its adornment,

    and the palace is in need of adornment.