1. ومُستَوجِبِ الرَّعْيِ عِنْدَ الكِرامِ

    فَمَنْ غَضَّ مِنْهُ بِعلياهُ غَضّْ

    And something deserving regard among the noble:

    whoever belittles it diminishes his own high standing.

  2. يَكونُ عَنِ الماءِ والتُّربِ أيْضاً

    ولَيْسَ بِجِسْمٍ فَيَحْوِي عَرَضْ

    It arises from water, and from earth as well,

    yet it is no body that could bear an accidental property.

  3. وما إنْ يُحيكُ بهِ صارِمٌ

    وإن هَبَّ ريحٌ عليهِ انْتَفَضْ

    And no sharp sword has any effect on it,

    but if a wind blows upon it, it quivers.

  4. وكَيْفَ قَرأْتَ حُرُوفَ اسْمِهِ

    من الجِهَتَيْنِ هَدَتْكَ الغَرَضْ

    And however you read the letters of its name,

    from either direction, they lead you to the intended meaning.