وظبيٍ معانيه بيانٌ بديعها

وظبيٍ معانيه بيانٌ بديعها

له حار فكري إذ رأى كل معجز

له حار فكري إذ رأى كل معجز

And a gazelle: his charms are eloquence; their wondrous beauty

A gazelle, eloquent in meaning, wondrously clear,

left my mind bewildered as it beheld every marvel.

With ardent thought when it saw every marvel,

قرأت مقامات الحريري كلها

قرأت مقامات الحريري كلها

بعارضه مشروحةً للمطرزي

بعارضه مشروحةً للمطرزي

I read all of al-Hariri’s Maqamat

I've read all the assemblies of al-Harithi,

upon his cheek, with al-Mutarrizi’s commentary.

Explained in the margins by al-Motarazzi.