1. يَا لَهُ حُلْمُ شَيْخٍ فِي مَضَاءِ فَتىً

    وَمَا لَهُ فِي ثِقَاتِ الضَّادِ أَقْرَانُ

    Ah, his is an elder’s dream in a young man’s resolve!

    And he has no peers among the trusted authorities of Arabic.

  2. فِي مَجْمَعِ الأَدَبِ الرَّاقِي وَصَفْوَتِهِ

    أَقَرَّ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الشَّيْخُ جُبْرَانُ

    In the assembly of refined literature and its elite,

    he affirmed that you are indeed the master, Gibran.