1. You were so generous that you reached the utmost generosity
And dressed in the robes of wealth every destitute

2. You kept forgiving the sin from every sinner
Wrongdoer, though grave be his crime from every criminal

3. Until you alone contained all merit preceding
And you blocked the deserts from eloquent and non-Arab

4. This is the submissive servant Ibn Obeidillah
Admitting the sin he committed aforetime

5. And the best of all good deeds is a sinful man
Whom his Master receives with pardon and bounty

6. So increase for him over this pardon a grace and favor
That God may increase for you glory and esteem

7. With the affection for you that filled my heart to excess
Commingled and mixed with my flesh and blood

8. Accept it and make for him with you a favor
That will give him relief among people, most generous bestower

9. For he was once a master, with whom misfortunes toyed
While you today are the cave of consolation

10. And my greatest request is to see you've reconciled with him
And enriched him with generosity before he speaks