1. أَيا مَن سَما في الوَرى قَدرُهُ

    وَعمَّ الأَنامَ بِمَعروفهِ

    O you whose standing has risen among mankind,

    and whose kindness has reached all people:

  2. لِسانيَ بِالشُكرِ مُنطلِقٌ

    فَلِم لا تجودُ بِتصحيفِهِ

    My tongue is unrestrained in thanks;

    so why not bestow its dot-altered form—“sugar”?

  3. أَرى اسمي تنكَّر عِندَكُمُ

    وَفازَ اسمُ غَيري بِتَعريفِهِ

    I see my name has become unknown among you,

    while another's name has won recognition.

  4. أَنا عَلَمٌ فيهِ زائِدتانِ

    فَالصَرفُ يَقضي بِتَحريفِهِ

    I am a proper name with two added letters;

    so declension demands its alteration.

  5. وَصَعبٌ عَلى مَن لَهُ عادَةٌ

    وَيَألَفُها تركُ مألوفِهِ

    And it is hard for one who has a habit

    and is accustomed to it to abandon what is familiar to him.

  6. وَمَن مَرَّ يَوماً عَلى ذكركم

    فذكرُك يَقضي بِتَشرِيفِهِ

    And whoever one day crosses your mind,

    then your remembrance calls for his being honored.