1. أَتَيناكَ لا مِن حاجَةٍ أَجحَفَت بِنا

    وَلا أَنَّنا عَلَينا المَطالِبُ

    We came to you, not from need that bore hard upon us,

    Nor because we were burdened with demands;

  2. وَلَكِن دَعَتني هِمَّتي حينَ أَبلَغَت

    إِلَيكَ وَخالٌ مِن نَوالِكَ هاضِبُ

    But my ambition called me, when it strove its utmost,

    To you, as did a raincloud pouring forth your bounty.