شَمِّر ثِيابَكَ وَاِستَعِدَّ لِقائِل

وَاِحكُك جَبينَكَ لِلقَضاءِ بِثومِ

Gird up your robes, and ready yourself for one who speaks;

Rub your brow with garlic for the work of judgment;

وَعَلَيكَ بِالغَنَوِيِّ فَاِجلِس عِندَه

حَتّى تُصيبَ وَديعَةً لِيَتيمِ

Seek out al-Ghanawī, and sit beside him

Until you obtain a deposit belonging to an orphan.