1. أبا العبّاسِ لا تحسِبْ بأنَّي

    لِسِنِّي من حُلى الأشعارِ عاري

    O Abu al-Abbas, do not think that I,

    because of my age, am bare of poetry's adornments.

  2. فلي طبعٌ كسَلسالٍ مَعينٍ

    زُلالٍ من ذُرا الأحجارِ جارِ

    For I have a poetic gift like a sweet, flowing stream,

    crystal-clear, coursing from the crests of rocks.

  3. إذا ما أكْبتِ الأدوارُ زَنداً

    فلي زَندٌ على الأدوارِ وارِ

    If ever time's vicissitudes leave a fire-stick sparkless,

    then I have a fire-stick that sparks despite them.