1. Witness unparalleled, untouched by corrupt politics
The resolve of Shihm and Ibn Hazm

2. I tended it for two lifetimes without self-interest
Unlike those who withheld funds greedily

3. It grew exuberantly as if at the bank
Of overflowing foreign springs

4. As if the soft fibers in its leaves
Contrast the rough bedouin tents

5. Its roots were not nourished vainly
With water for the sake of sprouting branches