1. أَتَتْنا مَعَ الرُّكْبانِ أَخْبارُ فاضِلٍ

    لَهُ في فُنُونِ العِلْم حَظٌّ مُوَفَّرُ

    With the caravan-riders came tidings of a man of learning,

    Whose share in every branch of knowledge is abundant.

  2. فَلِلَّهِ شرْوانٌ لَقَدْ أَخْرَجَتْ لَنا

    فَتىً جاءَ في أَسْفارِهِ العِلْمُ يَسْفِرُ

    What a marvel my Shirwān is! It has indeed brought him forth for us—

    A youth in whose books knowledge came forth, unveiling itself:

  3. عَجائِبُ أَخْبارٍ غَرائِبُ صَنْعَةٍ

    مَناقِبُ جَمْعٍ في البَرِيَّةِ تُذْكَرُ

    Wonders of lore, marvels of artistry,

    The virtues of a company, recounted among humankind.