1. ديوانُ شِعر لَطيفٍ

    قَد فاقَ فيهِ الشَريفُ

    A collection of delightful poetry,

    in which al-Sharif has excelled:

  2. مَحمود وَهوَ الَّذي لا

    يُلفى إِلَيهِ رَديفُ

    Mahmoud—he who has no

    peer to be found beside him.

  3. المُفتي الهُمامُ المُفَدّى

    الفَذّ البَليغُ اللَطيفُ

    The mufti, magnanimous and cherished,

    peerless, eloquent and gracious.

  4. وَاِزدادَ بِالطَبعِ حُسنا

    لِلسَمعِ مِنهُ شُنوفُ

    And it grew more beautiful in print;

    from it come earrings for the ear,

  5. بِمَدحِ قَوم كِرام

    بِالوِدِّ وَالعَهدِ يوفوا

    in praise of noble people

    who keep faith in affection and covenant.

  6. فَاِجن الأَزهارَ وَاِشكُر

    عَنّي فَشُكري طَفيفُ

    So pluck the flowers, and give thanks

    on my behalf, for my gratitude is meager.

  7. وَقَد نَظَمتُ اِرتِجالاً

    تاريخَهُ ذا شَريفُ

    And I have improvised in verse

    its chronogram: “This is noble.”