وحافظْ على الشفعِ الكريمِ ووتره

تفز بالذي فاز الخُضارمةُ الأولى

And keep the noble feet and rhymes intact

Excel with what excelled the early Khudaram

فإنَّ دخْلاً يريد بلوغه

ومَن حصَّل الأوتار قد حصَّلَ المنى

For an income he wants to attain

And he who strings the lines has gained his wish