1. أَرى بِأَني آتٍ نَحوَ خدمتِكُم

    سَعياً عَلى الرَأسِ كَي أَختَصَّ بِالشرَفِ

    I see that I am coming to serve you,

    Hastening on my head, so that I may be distinguished by honor.

  2. أَنا العَليلُ وَما يَشفي الغَليلَ سِوى

    لُقيا الحَكيمِ فَفيهِ البُرءُ مِن دَنَفِ

    I am the ailing one, and nothing soothes my burning longing except

    Meeting the sage, for in him lies the cure for wasting illness.