1. وَفِتيانٍ حَوَوا كَرَماً وَجوداً

    وَحازوا مِنهُما ما لا يُحازُ

    And young men who possessed nobility and generosity,

    And attained of both what cannot be attained.

  2. إِذا جازَ المِطالُ بِوَعدِ قَومٍ

    فَلَيسَ لَهُ بِوَعدِهِمُ جَوازُ

    If delay is permissible in fulfilling some people's promises,

    Then it is not permissible in fulfilling theirs.

  3. هُم في أَوجُهِ الأَيّامِ حُسنٌ

    وَفي ديباجَةِ الدُينا طِرازُ

    They are beauty on the faces of the days,

    And embroidery on the world's brocade.