1. بِنَيْسابورَ ساداتٌ كِرامٌ

    ترى أحلامَهُمْ أحلامَ عادِ

    In Nishapur are generous lords;

    you find their wisdom like the wisdom of ʿĀd.

  2. إذا بدءُوا بخيرٍ تَّمموهُ

    وعادُوا بعدَهْ أحلى معَادِ

    When they begin a good deed, they complete it,

    and afterward make the sweetest return.