1. هُنِّيتَهُ اِبنا يشيعُ الأُنسَ في البَشَرِ

    هُنّيتَ مقدمَ هذا الصارِم الذكَرِ

    May you rejoice in him—a son who spreads delight among humankind.

    May you rejoice at the arrival of this keen, well-tempered sword.

  2. أَخوهُ كَالشَمسِ قَد عَمَّ الضِياءُ بِهِ

    فَاِجمَع بِهذينِ بَينَ الشَمسِ وَالقَمرِ

    His brother is like the sun; through him, radiance has already spread everywhere.

    So, with these two, unite the sun and the moon.

  3. أَما اِسمُهُ فَهو مَنصورٌ وَكُنيَتُهُ

    أَبو المظفَّر بَين النَصر وَالظَفَرِ

    As for his name, it is Mansur, and his byname is

    Abu al-Muzaffar—between victory and triumph.

  4. أَنتَ الحَياةُ لِآدابٍ برعتَ بِها

    فَليجرِ لي مِثل مَجرى السَمع وَالبَصَر

    You are the life of the literary arts in which you have excelled.

    So let him hold for me the same place as hearing and sight.