أَقُولُ أَوْلاَدِي وَمَا ذَلِكُمْ

لأَنَّهُمْ ليْسُوا بِجِدِّ الْكِبَارِ

I say my children though they are not

The equals of the great departed ones

لَكِنَّما التَّاجُ عَلَى مَا بِه

مِنْ عِظَمٍ تَعْلُوهُ دُرٌّ صِغَارْ

Yet crowns become the little gems which grace

The splendid greatness they encase