1. أريدُ جداكَ وأستمنحُكْ

    وأغشَى ذَراكَ ولا أمدَحُكْ

    I seek your bounty and ask you for gifts.

    And I come to your shelter, yet do not praise you.

  2. ومثلُك يمنحُني فضلَهُ

    ولكنَّ مثليَ لا يَمْنحُكْ

    One like you bestows his bounty on me,

    But one like me bestows nothing on you.

  3. وما لي أراكَ عديلَ الثنا

    ءِ مني وتلكَ العُلا تُرجحكْ

    And why should I deem you equal to the praise

    I offer, when those lofty merits tip the scales in your favor?

  4. وما ليَ أُطربك مُستصلحاً

    وأخلاقُك الدهرَ تستصلحكْ

    And why should I delight you, seeking your goodwill,

    When your virtues keep you benevolent forever?