1. عَجَباً لواحِدِ دَهرِهِ مِن كاتِبٍ

    مُستَكْمِلٍ حَدَّ اللّسانِ مُقَدَّمِ

    How wondrous a writer, unrivaled in his age,

    Who has perfected the tongue’s keen edge, preeminent!

  2. قد سّدَّ سِحرُ بَيَانِهِ وَبنانِهِ

    ما غادَرَ الشُّعراءُ مِن مُتَرَدَّمِ

    Indeed, the magic of his eloquence and his fingertips has filled

    Whatever gaps the poets left to mend.