1. أحبُّ اسمه من أجله وسَميَّهُ

    وَيَتبعُهُ في كلِّ أَخلاقه قَلبي

    I love his name for his sake, and his namesake.

    And my heart follows him in all his ways.

  2. ويَجتازُ بالقوم العِدا فَأُحبُّهُم

    وكلهم طاوِي الضَّميرِ على حربي

    And he passes by hostile people, so I love them,

    though each is secretly bent on war against me.

  3. إلى الله أشكو ما اُلاقي لعلهَّ

    يَمُنُّ بحال يجمعُ الشَّمل عن قُربِ

    To God I complain of what I endure; perhaps He

    will graciously grant circumstances that reunite us soon.

  4. إذا قلت لم تبلُغ بيَ السِّنُّ مَبلَغاً

    وُعِظتُ بطفلٍ صار قبلي إلى التُّربِ

    Whenever I say, "Age has not yet carried me far,"

    I am admonished by a child who went before me to the dust.