1. إليكَ أسري فلا تُسْبَقْ بمكْرُمةٍ

    إن المكارمَ في أوقاتِها فُرَصُ

    To you I journey by night; do not be forestalled in a noble deed.

    Indeed, noble deeds at their proper times are opportunities.

  2. هو الطريدةُ قد جاءتْكَ مُكتبةٌ

    لكنها بحبالِ المجدِ تُقْتَنَصُ

    It is the quarry that has come within your reach,

    but it is captured with the ropes of glory:

  3. حمدٌ يُساقُ إِلى عُلياكَ حِصَّتُه

    إن المحامدَ ما بينَ الورى حِصَصُ

    praise, whose share is borne to your exalted station—

    for praise is apportioned among humankind.