1. O Abu Hasan, I am an advisor
And advice for you is rarely found

2. Are you not wary that you
Turn away a man named Masa'dah

3. Yes indeed, in that there is wariness
So bring him close, drive away discontent

4. Did you spurn a man from Khazari
Who rarely says that even if enslaved

5. Oh how I wish I knew, if he is absent
Who after him sufficed you when seen

6. I seek refuge for you from an envier’s eye
Beholding your fine deeds gone rotten

7. And I spoke not my words out of thanks
For his hands or seeking favor from his hands