1. You knew, Zaki al-Din, that I am held
To a debt, yet why not when it is the promise of a generous one
١. عَلمْتَ زَكيَّ الدينِ أنيّ مُطَالَبٌ
بِدَينٍ وَلِمْ لا وَهْوَ وَعْدُ كَرِيمِ
2. So act generously and make use of my praises
For they must be sullied by the ignoble
٢. فَقلِّدْ صَنِيعاً واغتَنِمْ من مَدائحِي
فَلا بُدَّ ما دنَسَّتُها بِلَئيمِ