1. رَضيتُ لِلدينِ وَلِلدُنيا

    صَديقِيَ الصِدقَ أَبا يَحيى

    For faith and worldly life, I have chosen

    my true friend, Abu Yahya,

  2. المُؤثِرَ العُليا عَلى حَظِّهِ

    وَالحَظُّ كُلَّ الحَظِّ في العُليا

    who prefers high honor to his own gain,

    and gain—all gain—lies in high honor.

  3. وَلا يُجيرُ المالَ مِن جودِهِ

    هَوادَةٌ تُرجى وَلا بُقيا

    Nor is wealth protected from his generosity

    by any hoped-for leniency or mercy.

  4. أَعيا فَما يُطلَبُ شِبهٌ لَهُ

    وَالشَيءُ مَتروكٌ إِذا أَعيا

    He has defied comparison, so no equal to him is sought;

    and a thing is abandoned when it proves too difficult.