1. أَيا مَن سَما في الوَرى قَدرُهُ

    وَعمَّ الأَنامَ بِمَعروفهِ

    O you whose standing has risen among humankind,

    and whose kindness has embraced all people,

  2. لِسانيَ بِالشُكرِ مُنطلِقٌ

    فَلِم لا تجودُ بِتصحيفِهِ

    My tongue is unrestrained in thanks;

    so why not bestow its differently dotted form?

  3. أَرى اسمي تنكَّر عِندَكُمُ

    وَفازَ اسمُ غَيري بِتَعريفِهِ

    I see my name has become unknown to you,

    while another's name has won recognition.

  4. أَنا عَلَمٌ فيهِ زائِدتانِ

    فَالصَرفُ يَقضي بِتَحريفِهِ

    I am a proper name with two extra letters;

    so declension calls for its alteration.

  5. وَصَعبٌ عَلى مَن لَهُ عادَةٌ

    وَيَألَفُها تركُ مألوفِهِ

    And it is hard for one who has a habit

    and is used to it to abandon his accustomed ways.

  6. وَمَن مَرَّ يَوماً عَلى ذكركم

    فذكرُك يَقضي بِتَشرِيفِهِ

    And whoever comes to your remembrance one day,

    your remembering him calls for honoring him.