1. أضاءَ الليلَ من زمنٍ وحَظٍّ

    لساريهِ الوزيرُ المَرْزُبانُ

    The night of time and fortune was illumined

    for its night traveler by the vizier al-Marzuban.

  2. طليقُ الوجه سهلُ البابِ سمْحٌ

    على الدُّنيا برأفتهِ أمانُ

    Cheerful of face, his door easy of access, generous,

    through his compassion, the world is safe.

  3. شُجاعٌ في اكتسابِ الحمد ذِمرٌ

    وعند العارِ هَيَّابٌ جَبانُ

    Brave in earning praise, a valiant man,

    and before disgrace, fearful and cowardly.

  4. يودُّ الماءُ شيمتَهُ ويخشى

    حفيظتَهُ المُهَنَّدُ والسِّنانُ

    Water covets his nature, and feared is

    his wrath by the Indian-steel sword and the spearhead.

  5. فتىً كالروَّض في نَضَرٍ وطيبٍ

    دَليلُهما عَرارٌ واقْحوان

    A youth like a garden in freshness and fragrance,

    both attested by ʿarār blossoms and chrysanthemums.