حفظت لأصحاب العلوم شؤونهم

وقمت لأرباب الفضائل خادما

I have preserved for the learned their affairs,

And stood as a servant to the virtuous.

فلي أن أباهي أو أنادي مؤرخا

بواجب آل الشرع أصبحت قائما

It is my right that I boast or call a chronicler,

To the duties of the law I have become dedicated.