1. A pardon for the lad from Madhij, a pardon for the lad from Madhij
For one who came apologizing, though his misdeeds followed apace

2. Who could refuse the bounty your hands dispensed freely, with no strings attached
They shall have no excuse to withhold it

3. If you say I’m arrogant, I see myself
As arrogant as the blessings you’ve bestowed on people

4. Gifts to me that brought wealth, so when
Praise meets their court, my praise shall fly

5. Added to my glory, flowing to my hands
As wealth I own and pride I possess

6. You sent me a poem whose strings a chanter plucked
It brings me to speak of generosity and silences my verse

7. And it distracted me from visiting one who distracts me
Then reproaches me and counts it estrangement

8. If you were enamored with my company, delighted
By my person, why grant me that full moon?

9. If helping me with it was loyalty from you beforehand
Then my monopolizing it was sheer treachery

10. It was but a pearl I found no peer for
Save your boundless generosity when it shone like a sea

11. You took it on in the spirit of chivalry
The throat beyond glory, surpassing throats

12. If I do not thank you, striving my best
I shall not gain blessings that call for thanks

13. You hit the bull’s eye of glory wherever
Its stars glittered, even if you miss the prize

14. I found your company today kindlier than ever
And a void for me turned into affinity