خَيرُ الوَرى لِخِيارِ الناسِ كُلِّهُمُ

خَيرُ الوَرى لِخِيارِ الناسِ كُلِّهُمُ

وَشَرُّهُم لِشِرارِ الناسِ سَوّارُ

وَشَرُّهُم لِشِرارِ الناسِ سَوّارُ

To every good man, he is the best of humankind;

The best of humankind to all the best of people,

to the wicked, equally the worst of them.

and the worst of them to the worst of people, is Sawwār.

مُنَبَّهُ الذِكرِ مَعلومٌ طَرائِقُهُ

مُنَبَّهُ الذِكرِ مَعلومٌ طَرائِقُهُ

كَالشَمسِ لا عَلَمٌ في رَأسِهِ نارُ

كَالشَمسِ لا عَلَمٌ في رَأسِهِ نارُ

Renowned in name, his paths are guiding landmarks,

Illustrious in renown, his ways well known,

like the sun—not a mere fire upon a mountain peak.

like the sun—not a mountain with fire upon its summit.