إِن ادع مسكيناً فَلَستُ بمنكر

إِن ادع مسكيناً فَلَستُ بمنكر

وهل ينكرنّ الشمس ذر شعاعها

وهل ينكرنّ الشمس ذر شعاعها

If I am called Miskin, I am not unknown;

If I claim to be a poor man, I would not deny it

Can the sun ever go unrecognized when its rays shine forth?

Would the sun deny a ray of its light?

لعمرك ما الاسماء إِلّا عَلامةٌ

لعمرك ما الاسماء إِلّا عَلامةٌ

منار ومن خير المنار ارتفاعها

منار ومن خير المنار ارتفاعها

By your life, names are nothing but a sign—

By your life, names are but symbols

A beacon—and among the virtues of beacons is their height.

A minaret, and the higher it is, the better it is