ألبستُ بنتَ زكيّ الدين خرقتنا

من بعد صحبتِها إياي بالأدبِ

I clothed Zaki al-Din’s daughter in our patched cloak,

after she had kept me company with proper courtesy.

تخلقتْ فصفتْ منها مواردها

وقُدستْ ذاتها عن أكثر الريبِ

She cultivated her character, and thus her wellsprings became clear;

she purified herself of most causes for doubt.

لما حويت علوماً أنت أكثرها

أخذتها عن مُربٍّ صادقٍ وأب

Since you encompassed branches of knowledge—and you are the greater part of them—

you received them from a truthful instructor and father.

فلتُلبسِ البنتُ من شاءته خرقَتنا

بعد التحققِ بالأسماء والنسبِ

So let the daughter clothe whomever she wishes in our patched cloak,

after verifying names and lineage—

لكل إنس وجنٍّ بعد صحبتهم

على الشروطِ التي أودعتها كتبي

every human and jinn, once they have kept her company,

under the conditions I have set down in my books.