1. You have done me a kindness by praising my name in my country
Though when you mentioned it, I was studying propriety
١. لكَ الفَضلُ إذ نَوهْتَ في بلدِى باسمِى
وَقَد كنتُ إذ ذكَّرْتَها دارسَ الرَّسمِ
2. I refused, though you had addressed me with humility
You raised the lamp's worth to that of the stars through your generosity
٢. أَبيتُ وقد خاطَبْتني عَن تَواضُعٍ
رَفَعْتَ بهِ قَدْرَ السِّراج إلى النَّجمِ