وقائلٍ إذ رأى عزفي عن الطلب

وقائلٍ إذ رأى عزفي عن الطلب

أَتُهت أم نلت ما ترجو من الأربِ

أَتُهت أم نلت ما ترجو من الأربِ

And someone, seeing me turn away from asking, said:

A critic seeing my indifference to gain

“Have you grown proud, or attained what you hoped for?”

Asked if I'd lost hope or attained what I sought

أنَّ ابن يحيى عليّاً قد تكفَّل بي

أنَّ ابن يحيى عليّاً قد تكفَّل بي

وصان عرضي كصون الدين والحَسَبِ

وصان عرضي كصون الدين والحَسَبِ

Ali, son of Yahya, has indeed taken me under his care,

That Ali ibn Yahya has pledged to sustain

And guarded my honor as one guards faith and ancestral honor.

And guard my honor as faith and repute ought