يَا مُهْدِياً دِيوَانَ أَكْبَرِ شَاعِرٍ

مِنْ شَرْحِ نَابِغَةِ البَيَانِ الأَعْظَمِ

O you who compiled the Diwan of the greatest poet

From the exegesis of al-Nabigha al-Ja‘di, the supreme master of rhetoric

قَدَّمْتَ ذَاكَ الكَنْزَ بِالدُّرَرِ الَّتِي

حَاكَتْ فَرَائِدَهُ النَّفِيسَةَ فَاسَلَمِ

You presented that treasure with pearls that

Emulated his excellent poems, so perfectly did you accomplish it