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I called upon him, and his generosity answered me,

دعوته فأجابتني مكارمه

1. I called upon him, and his generosity answered me,
Even if I had called upon other than his favors, they would not have answered.

١. دَعَوتُهُ فَأَجابَتني مَكارِمُهُ
وَلَو دَعَوتُ سِوى نُعماهُ لَم تُجِبِ

2. I found him a raincloud obsessed with its habit,
And the meadow reaps the fruits of the clouds' habit.

٢. وَجَدتُهُ الغَيثَ مَشغوفاً بِعادَتِهِ
وَالرَوضُ يَجني بِما في عادَةِ السُحُبِ

3. If he lacked prominent lineage, he would have
From his virtues a lineage that suffices lineage.

٣. لَو فاتَهُ النَسَبُ الوَضّاحُ كانَ لَهُ
مِن فَضلِهِ نَسَبٌ يُغني عَن النَسَبِ

4. When the kings of the earth call him their master,
Nobly they call him, the master of Arabs.

٤. إِذا دَعَتهُ مُلوكُ الأَرضِ سَيِّدَها
طُرّاً دَعَتهُ المَعالي سَيِّدَ العَرَبِ