1. اسمع مقالي أبا عبد الإله وما

    أقوله فيك من فرد ومزدوج

    Hear my words, Abu Abd al-Ilah, and what

    I say of you in single verses and couplets.

  2. أغاثك الله يوما يستغيث به

    أهل الجنايات والأوزار والحرج

    May God aid you on a day when His help is sought

    by those guilty of crimes, sins, and wrongdoing.

  3. وحاطك الله من خوف ومن حذر

    ولا ابتلاك بتضييق ومنزعج

    And may God guard you from fear and apprehension,

    and never afflict you with hardship and distress.

  4. لئن نجت مهجتي مما رميت به

    من فقدها القوت بعد النزع والعلج

    If indeed my soul survived what I was stricken with—

    its lack of sustenance—after death throes and struggle,

  5. فأنت بعد إله العرش منقذها

    وأنت مالكها من سائر المهج

    then you, after the God of the Throne, are its deliverer,

    and among all souls, mine belongs to you.

  6. فما أرى سببا يدعو إلى عظتي

    إلا وكنت له وجها إلى الفرج

    So I see no cause that calls for my admonishment

    but you have been its path to relief.