1. A narrative fashioned by an intelligent author with the finest touches and etiquettes
Its gatherings delighted, captivating minds and hearts

2. It cautioned against vice wherever seen, offering wisdom
Entrancing every ear with its melody

3. Criticism became its critic, judging its owner
The touchstone of morals and accounts

4. It revealed the generosity of noble souls
Whose praise endures through ages

5. It closed the beaks of the wretched and opened
For rewards, every door but his own

6. Praise be to its author of sublime ambition
Whose hands have grasped both perils and sorrows

7. A branch that grew in the gardens of knowledge
Rising with merit between friends and rivals

8. It still guides us with kindness as we in turn
Praise it in every sanctuary