1. يا واحِداً حَلّ مِثلَ الأَلفِ مِن مضَر

    حَتّى تَقول العِدا حَسبي بِهِ وَكَفى

    O one man who stands equal to a thousand of Mudar,

    Till enemies say, “He is enough for me—and that suffices.”

  2. سَما بِهِ الأَمرُ حَتّى لا يرى أَحَدٌ

    مِنَ الأَمامِ وَلا مِن خَلفهُ وَكَفا

    His station raised him so high that no one sees

    A flaw, either from the front or from behind him.

  3. مِن أَينَ لِلعَينِ أَن تَلقاكَ في حُلمٍ

    وَماؤُها كُلَّما كَفكَفتَهُ وكفا

    How can the eye meet you in a dream,

    When its tears flow whenever you wipe them away?