1. فإِن يَذكُرِ النُّعمانُ سَعيي وسَعيَهُم

    يَكُن خُطَّةً يَكفي ويَسعَى بِعَمَّال

    So if al-Nuʿmān remembers my striving and theirs,

    it will be a plan that suffices, and he will strive through workers.

  2. فَعُدتُ كَذا نُجح يُرَجَّي نُصُورَهُ

    يَبينُ فلا يَبعُد كَذي الخَلَقِ الباَلي

    So I returned thus; success, whose aid is hoped for,

    becomes clear and is not far away, like one in a worn, threadbare garment.