1. لي في دَواةِ الفَتحِ أَحسنُ مِدْحَةٍ

    بِفُنونِها لِذَوِي العُقُولِ فُنُونُ

    For al-Fath’s inkwell I have the finest poem of praise;

    In its arts lie arts for discerning minds.

  2. تَاللّهِ لَوْ فَطَنَ الحَدِيدُ لِبَعض مَا

    أَنا نَاظِمٌ فِيهِ لَكانَ يَلِينُ

    By God, if iron understood some of what

    I compose about it, it would surely soften.