1. I sought who I should call to dispel my darkness
So Abu Bakr was for it, and Abu Bakr

2. Had they witnessed me, they would have witnessed my care
That returns my right, or conveys my excuse

3. Oh, I wonder what I see the king doing
And what else of poetry remains but that

4. Will Abu Taghlib, ally of dew, and Abu Nasr help me
If I seek their aid

5. They who built a towering edifice
When they carried out the deeds of Abu Al-Sakr therein

6. And the people knew the sanctity I formerly possessed
And the share of gratitude in my folds and in my thanks

7. Shall I grow more despairing the more obligated I become
Through my praise of him, or the more he excelled in merit

8. I seek refuge in his generosity which filled my hand
With gifts, and his blessings which awakened my memory