سَأَشكُرُ عَمراً ما تَراخَت مَنيَّتي

سَأَشكُرُ عَمراً ما تَراخَت مَنيَّتي

أَياديَ لَم تُمنَن وَإِن هيَ جَلَّتِ

أَياديَ لَم تُمنَن وَإِن هيَ جَلَّتِ

I shall thank ʿAmr as long as my death is delayed,

I will be grateful forever that my wish did not slacken

for favors never held over me, however great they were.

Hands that did not bestow favors, even if they were generous