شيخٌ لنا من آل مسعودِ
من أحذق الأمة بالعُودِ
We have an elder of the house of Mas‘ud,
one of the nation’s deftest players of the oud.
تستأنس الطير إلى قَوسْه
كأنه محرابُ داوودِ
The birds draw near, unafraid, toward his bow,
as though it were David’s sanctuary.
Sol 5.6