1. رأيتكَ لا تهوى سوى المجدِ والعُلى

    كأنّكَ من هذا وذاك مُصَوَّرُ

    I saw that you love nothing but glory and loftiness,

    as though you were fashioned from this and that.

  2. تواضَعتَ لما زادكَ اللَه رِفعَةً

    كذلكَ نفسُ الحرِّ لا تتكبَّرُ

    You humbled yourself when God raised you in rank;

    such is the noble person's soul: it does not grow arrogant.

  3. وما نلتَ في دُنياك عِزّاً ورِفعةً

    وإن كبُرا إلاّ وقدرُكَ أكبرُ

    And never have you gained honor and eminence in your worldly life,

    however great they may be, without your worth being greater still.