1. مَن تَرى يَملك وَصفاً لامريء

    قَلد المنة أَعناق السَماح

    Who, do you think, can describe a man

    who has garlanded generosity's necks with his bounty?

  2. ذاكَ يَحى مَن بِهِ يَحيي العُلا

    وَلِناديهِ غَدوّي وَالرَواحي

    That is Yahya, through whom glory comes alive,

    and to his assembly I go morning and evening.

  3. حامل نَشر ثَناهُ في الوَرى

    عَنبر اللَيل وَكافور الصَباح

    The fragrance of his praise is borne among humankind

    by the ambergris of night and the camphor of morning.