1. يا مَن يُقَلِّبُ طوماراً وَيَلثُمُهُ

    ماذا بِقَلبِكَ مِن حُبِّ الطَواميرِ

    O you who turn over a scroll and kiss it,

    What love of scrolls you harbor in your heart!

  2. فيهِ مَشابِهُ مِن شَيءٍ تُسَرُّ بِهِ

    طولاً بِطولٍ وَتَدويراً بِتَدويرِ

    In it are resemblances to something you delight in:

    Length matching length, and roundness matching roundness.

  3. لَو كُنتَ تَجمَعُ أَموالاً كَجَمعِكَها

    إِذَن جَمَعتَ بِيوتاً مِن دَنانيرِ

    If you had gathered wealth as you gather them,

    Then you would have amassed houses of dinars.