1. إني علقت بمحيي الدين معتضدا

    فعاد يفتح دهري وهو إحسان

    I have attached myself to Muhyi al-Din, seeking support;

    so he began to brighten my days—he is kindness itself.

  2. وكم رأيت لغيري غيره عضُداً

    لكن أولئك مرعى وهو سعدان

    Many another have I seen serving others as a mainstay,

    but those are pasture, while he is saʿdān.