1. For I, in praising you, am no flatterer
Like a dog barking at the moon's glow
١. فانّي وَمَدحَكَ غَيرَ المُصي
بِ كالكَلبِ يَنبَحُ ضَوءَ القَمَر
2. In praising you I hope for reward from you
Thus was I like one milking a barren goat
٢. مَدَحتُكَ أَرجو لَدَيكَ الثَوابَ
فَكُنتُ كَعاصِرِ جَنبِ الحَجَر