1. إِنّي أُنزِّهُه عن ذِكره بفَمي

    وَأَنْ أُسمّيَهُ صَوناً وَإِجلالا

    I deem him too exalted for mention by my mouth,

    Or for me to name him, out of care and reverence.

  2. بِما وَأَيِّ لِسانٍ صاحِ أَذكرُه

    وَقَد تَقاصَرت عَن إِدراكِ ما نالا

    With what, and in what tongue, my friend, shall I speak of him,

    When I have fallen short of grasping what he has attained?