1. سَأَلَني الناسُ أَينَ يَعمِدُ هَذا

    قُلتُ آتي في الدارِ قَرماً سَرِيّا

    The people asked me, “Where is this man heading?”

    I said, “I am visiting a noble chief in the house.

  2. ما قَطَعتُ البِلادَ أَسري وَلا يَم

    مَمتُ إِلاّ إِيّاكَ يا زَكَرِيّا

    I never crossed the lands, traveling by night, nor headed

    Toward anyone but you, O Zakariyya.

  3. كَم عَطاءٍ وَنائِلٍ وَجَزيلٍ

    كانَ لي مِنكُمُ هَنِيّاً مَرِيّا

    How many gifts, bounties, and lavish grants

    I have had from you, pleasant and wholesome!”