1. يا أَلمعيّاً قد سَما

    عِلماً وحَزماً في الوَرَى

    O keen-witted one who has risen high

    In knowledge and resolve among humankind,

  2. ما مثلُ قولكَ آمراً

    يا صاحِ عَلِّم مَن سَرَى

    Nothing matches your words of command:

    “O friend, teach whoever journeys by night.”