1. عُقِمَ النِساءُ فَما يَلِدنَ شَبيهَهُ

    إِنَّ النِساءَ بِمِثلِهِ عُقمُ

    Women have become barren, so they bear none like him.

    Indeed, women are barren of his like.

  2. إِنَّ البُيوتَ مَعادِنٌ فَنِجارُهُ

    كَرَمٌ وَكُلُّ جُدودَةٍ ضَخمُ

    Indeed, houses are mines, and his stock

    Is nobility, and all his forebears are mighty.

  3. غَضُّ الكَلامِ مِنَ الحَياءِ تَخالُهُ

    ضَمِناً وَلَيسَ بِجِسمِهِ سُقمُ

    Soft-spoken out of modesty, you would think him

    Ailing, yet there is no sickness in his body.

  4. مُتَعَوِّدٌ بِنَعَم بِلا مُتَباعِدٌ

    سِيّانِ مِنهُ الوَفرُ وَالعُدمُ

    Accustomed to saying 'yes,' far removed from 'no';

    With him, abundance and want are alike.