1. يُديرونَني عَن سالِمٍ وَأُديرُهُم

    وَجِلدَةُ بَينَ العَينِ وَالأَنفِ سالِمُ

    They try to turn me away from Salim, and I turn them back.

    And Salim is the skin between the eye and the nose.

  2. وَلَو بانَ مِن مُلكي لَبِتُّ مُسَهَّداً

    وَنَبهانُ عَمّابي مِن الشَجوِ نائِمُ

    And were he to leave my possession, I would spend the night sleepless.

    While Nabhan sleeps, heedless of the grief I bear.

  3. أَبا ثابِتٍ ساهَمتَ في الحَزمِ أَهلَهُ

    فَرأيُكَ مَحمودٌ وَعَهدُكَ دائِمُ

    O Abu Thabit, you have shared in prudence with its masters.

    So your judgment is praiseworthy, and your pledge endures.