نظمت لي دررا أم صغت لي ذهبا

أم رحت تستنزل الأفلاك والشهبا

You have strung for me pearls, or have you forged for me gold?

Or have you descended the stars and meteors?

يا أكرم الناس عهدا لست مبتعدا

وودك مني ظل مقتربا

O most generous of people in keeping a covenant, you are not distant,

And your affection for me has remained close.

ملكت مني قلبا ليس يملكه

الا الأمين ابن حداد إذا انتسبا

You have owned a heart that none can possess,

Except the Trustworthy son of Haddad, when he claims ancestry.

لو انصفوك لسموك ان اشعرهم

أليس جدك ناصيف كرمت أبا

If they were fair to you, they would name you, if I informed them -

Is not your grandfather Nasif who honored the father?

بل انت نظام در الشعر ان نسبا

بل انت منزل ايات إذا كتبا

Rather you are Nu'man, a pearl in poetry, if attributed,

Rather you are a receptacle of verses, if inscribed.