1. قاضي القضاة حبَّذا تكرمة

    تنزِّه المملوك في صنوفها

    O chief of judges, what a splendid gift,

    giving your servant delight in its many forms!

  2. دراهم عن كلماتٍ عدّدت

    فأقبلت تجري على حروفها

    Dirhams in return for words counted out—

    and so they came flowing along their letters.