1. You still protect the ethics of religion and literature
And remain veiled from the eyes of disparagement
١. لا زلت تحمي ذمار الدين والأدبِ
وظلت محتجباً عن أعين النوبِ
2. Your call came, and I did not find it strange
And how many calls I made to a people, but they did not respond
٢. أتى نداك ولما أدعه عجباً
وكم دعوت ندى قوم فلم يجبٍ