سَلاَمٌ وأَولَى ما يُسَيِّرُ خَادِمٌ

سَلاَمٌ وأَولَى ما يُسَيِّرُ خَادِمٌ

لمولاَهُ إنْ عَزَّ اللِّقَاءُ سَلاَمُ

لمولاَهُ إنْ عَزَّ اللِّقَاءُ سَلاَمُ

Peace—and the most fitting thing a servant sends

Greetings, the best start for a servant

To his master, if meeting is difficult, is peace—

To his master when meeting is hard, greetings,

علَى سيِّدٍ لو أدْرَكَ النَقْصُ وَاحِداً

علَى سيِّدٍ لو أدْرَكَ النَقْصُ وَاحِداً

سِوَاهُ من الأقْوَامِ فهوَ تَمَامُ

سِوَاهُ من الأقْوَامِ فهوَ تَمَامُ

Upon a lord: should imperfection befall anyone

To a lord, if people's defects reached but one

Other than him among people, he is perfection itself.

Other than him, he is perfection.