1. أَتَيناكَ لا مِن حاجَةٍ أَجحَفَت بِنا

    وَلا أَنَّنا عَلَينا المَطالِبُ

    We came to you not out of a need that had brought us hardship,

    Nor because demands weighed upon us;

  2. وَلَكِن دَعَتني هِمَّتي حينَ أَبلَغَت

    إِلَيكَ وَخالٌ مِن نَوالِكَ هاضِبُ

    But my ambition called me, when it had brought me

    To you—as did a rain cloud pouring forth your bounty.