1. يا متعباً بنقوشِ الخَطِّ أَنملَه

    وَساهرَ اللّيلِ لَم يَرقُد وَلَم يَنَمِ

    O you who weary your fingertips with the tracery of script,

    And keep vigil through the night, neither resting nor sleeping,

  2. دَع عَنكَ ما راحَت الأَقلام تنقشُهُ

    في صَفحةِ السيفِ ما يُغني عنِ القلمِ

    Set aside what the pens have been inscribing;

    On the face of the sword is what makes the pen needless.