1. مَن يَستَمِعُ صَوتَ عَبدَ الحَيِّ يَلقَ لَهُ

    حَلاوَةَ زانَها إِتقانِ مَعرَفَتِهِ

    Whoever listens to Abd al-Hayy's voice finds in it

    A sweetness graced by his consummate expertise.

  2. كانَ باريهِ مُذ سِواهُ أَودَعَهُ

    مِزمارُ داوودَ في تَركيبِ حُنجَرَتِهِ

    His Maker, from the moment He fashioned him, had placed in him

    David's flute within the structure of his throat.