1. Your praise of one you pardon makes you think
You've gained, though he stays stingy till your songs delight him.
١. مَديحُكَ مَنْ تَعْفُوه تَحْسبُ رفْدَهُ
مَنِيعاً متى لم تُرْقِه بالمدائِحِ
2. He who supposes that the praised one feels
That way is raging pointlessly, no praiser.
٢. ومَنْ ظنَّ بالممدوح ذاك فإنه
بِنيَّته هاجٍ له غيرُ مادحِ