1. قاضي قضاة الدين دمْ في علىً

    لا تلحن الأيام في رفعها

    Chief judge of the faith, remain in high station;

    may the days make no grammatical error in raising it.

  2. وانظرْ بنعماك إلى حالِ ذي

    ضرورة يعجز عن دفعها

    And look with your bounty upon the plight of one

    in dire need, unable to ward it off.

  3. قد أدبرَ الصوم ولي مقلة

    ما نظرت قط سوى دمعها

    The fast has passed, and I have an eye

    that has never seen anything but its own tears.