1. يا ابن سعدانَ أجلح الرزق في أم

    ركَ واستحسن القبيح بمَرَّه

    O son of Sa‘dan, fortune has acted brazenly in your

    case, and found ugliness beautiful as it passed.

  2. نلتَ ما لم تكن تمنّى إذا ما

    أسرفت غاية الأمانيّ عُشْرَه

    You have gained what you would not have hoped for—even if

    you indulged your wishes to the utmost—not even a tenth of it.

  3. ليس فيما أظنّ إلاّ لكيلا

    ينكر المنكرون لله قدره

    This is, I think, only so that

    the deniers may not deny God His power.