1. Greetings to those creatures, for they
Are the shining lights when picked.
١. سَلامٌ عَلى تِلكَ الخَلائِقِ إِنَّها
هِيَ النَيِّراتُ الطَيِّباتُ إِذا تُجنى
2. So time's vicissitudes cannot impede their youth,
Nor have they accompanied aught but well-being and good fortune.
٢. فَلا فَلَّ صَرفُ الدَهرِ حَدَّ شَباتِها
وَلا صَحِبَت إلّا السَلامَةَ وَاليُمنا