تَأَمَّلْ جَديدَ الكُتْبِ وابدَأْ بِرَثِّها

وكُنْ ضامناً أرواحَ ما تتضَمَّنُ

Examine the new books and begin with their inheritance

And be the guarantor of the souls they contain

فكَمْ مُخلقٍ منها أفادَ بَديعةً

وللذَّهَبِ الإبريزِ في التُّرْبِ مَعْدِنِ

For how many creations among them have offered wonderful benefit

And for pure gold in the dust a mine