هم العرب الفصاح لهم بيان

مبين ليس فيه أقل وصمه

They are the eloquent Arabs, theirs is eloquence

They are the eloquent Arabs, possessing clear speech,

Clear, with no blemish or fault

Manifest, bearing not the slightest blemish,

مقيم اللسن فظلهم بيانا

وشعرا، منة منه ورحمه

Their tongues are straight, so their eloquence

The Rectifier of tongues endowed them with expression,

And poetry are a gift and mercy from Him

And with poetry—a favor from Him and a mercy.

وإن من البيان لنا لسحرا

وإن من القريض لنا لحكمه

Indeed in eloquence we have magic

For truly, in some eloquence, we find enchantment,

And in verse we have wisdom

And truly, in some verse, we find wisdom.