1. وما شبهوا بالبحر كفَيه في النَّدى

    ولكنها إحدى أنامله العشر

    They did not liken his hands to the sea in generosity;

    Rather, it is one of his ten fingertips.

  2. يدان إذا أوما بها اشتاق ضاربٌ

    وحنَّ سنانٌ وانبرى ساربٌ يجري

    Two hands: when he gestures with them, a fighter yearns,

    And a spearhead longs, and a stream springs forth, flowing.

  3. وأظهرت الأيَّامُ نَخوةَ قُدرَةٍ

    تزيدُ بحسنِ الذكرِ كبراً على كبر

    And the days have revealed the pride of power,

    Which, through fair renown, grows in pride upon pride.

  4. أمنتُ به من كلِّ شَرٍ أخافهُ

    من الدهرِ حتى نمتُ في مقلةِ الدَّهرِ

    Through him I found safety from every evil I fear

    From Time, until I slept within Time's eye.