1. مُبارَكُ ما قدّمْتُ سُفْيانَ رَغْبَةً

    ولا خوْفَ تَقْصيرٍ ولا سوءَ سِيرَهْ

    Mubarak, I did not give Sufyan precedence out of desire,

    nor for fear of falling short, nor through ill conduct.

  2. وما نظْرَةٌ منّي إليْكَ أعُدُّها

    سوَى نعْمَةٍ للّهِ فيَّ كَبيرَهْ

    And no glance I cast toward you do I count

    as anything but a great blessing from God upon me.

  3. وإنْ كانَ مَنْ لاقَيْتُ دونَكَ أنْجُما

    فأنْتَ على التّحْقيقِ شمْسٌ مُنيرَهْ

    And if those I met besides you were stars,

    then you are, in truth, a radiant sun.

  4. ورُبَّ صَلاةٍ قُدِّمَ النّفْلُ قبْلَها

    وتُشْرَبُ منْ قبْلِ الثّريدِ حَريرَهْ

    And many a prayer is preceded by a voluntary one,

    and harira soup is drunk before tharid.