1. إني لأهوى الهدى والهدى يهواني

    فما أرى من هدى إلا تمناني

    Indeed, I love guidance, and guidance loves me.

    Thus I see no guidance that has not longed for me.

  2. اللطف من كرمي والعطف من شيمي

    والمنع منعي كما الإحسان إحساني

    Gentleness comes from my generosity, and compassion from my nature.

    And withholding is mine, just as benevolence is mine.

  3. وما منعت الذي من بخلٍ

    نعي عطاء فمنعي جودُ محسانِ

    And I did not withhold that out of miserliness.

    [Unclear: a death announcement is a gift]; so my withholding is a benefactor's bounty.

  4. والله لو بسطت أرزاقه لبغَت

    طوائفُ وعلى ذا قامَ بُنياني

    By God, were His provisions made abundant, they would transgress—

    Certain groups; and upon this my edifice stands.

  5. وزني صحيح فإني عادل حكم

    بالله وزني لهذا صح ميزاني

    My weighing is sound, for I am a just judge.

    Through God I weigh; thus my balance is true.

  6. إني لمن أجوادِ ذوي حَسَبٍ

    العمُّ من طيءٍ والخالُ خَولاني

    Indeed, I am among the generous of noble ancestry.

    My paternal uncle is of Tayy, and my maternal uncle a Khawlani.

  7. وإنَّ لي نسبَ التقوى يحققه

    إحسانُ عقدي بإسلامي وإيماني

    And indeed, I have a lineage of piety, confirmed

    By the excellence of my creed, through my submission and my faith.

  8. كذاك لي نسبٌ بالله متصل

    يقولُ أهل النهى به علا شاني

    Likewise, I have a lineage connected to God;

    The discerning say: through it my standing has risen.