1. دَامَا يُدِيمَانِ رَوْحَ مُغْتَرِبٍ

    قَدْ أَعْوَزَتْهُ مُتىً يُرَدِّدُهَا

    May they both endure, sustaining an exile’s solace,

    whose oft-repeated wishes have eluded him.

  2. شَاقَ ابْنَ زَاكُورٍ حِلْيُ حِلْيَتِكُمْ

    فَاهْتَاجَ يَسْرُدُهَا فَيُحْمِدُهَا

    The jewels of your adornment captivated Ibn Zakur,

    so he was stirred to recount it and find it praiseworthy,

  3. مُعْتَقِداً أَنَّهُ وَإِنْ بَلَغَتْ

    فِيهِ الْبَلاَغَةُ لاَ يُحَدِّدُهَا

    believing that, however far

    eloquence may reach in him, he cannot encompass it.