1. ولا تنسين الدفتر المحكم الذي

    هو الغاية القصوى

    And do not forget the well-crafted book, which

    Is the ultimate goal.

  2. فيا أسفي أن نال مكنون علمه

    سواك من الأملاك في غير ذا العصر

    And alas, that its hidden knowledge was attained

    By kings other than you, in an age other than this.

  3. وزدني من الإدناء ما قد وعدتني

    فوعدك مضمون إلى حجج عشر

    And grant me more of the closeness you have promised me,

    For your promise is guaranteed for ten years.

  4. فليس محالاً أن أحلَّ محلةً

    أضيفَ لها قبلي المضاف إلى شمرِ

    For it is not impossible that I should occupy a station

    To which, before me, the man linked to Shimr was appointed.

  5. لقد كان من في رحمةِ اللَه هم بي

    لهذا وما صار ابن شمرٍ إلى القبر

    Indeed, he who is in God's mercy had thought of me

    For this, while Ibn Shimr had not yet gone to the grave.