1. Zafar son of Abdullah is more generous
Than those who try to equal him in generosity
١. ظفَرُ بنُ عبدِ اللهِ أك
رَمُ من يُصافِيهِ المُصافي
2. A free man who fulfills his promises to his friend
And the free man is faithful
٢. حُرُّ يَفي لصَديقهِ
بعُهودِهِ والحُرُّ وافي
3. Yet I complain of the stabbing of love
And the stabbing of passions
٣. لكنِنَّي أشكو نوا
هُ فوخزُهُ وخزُ الأَشافي
4. A complaint of burning passion but what
Can cure it except meeting him as a healer
٤. شكوى وَقيذٍ ما لِعلَّ
تهِ سوى لُقياهُ شافي
5. So may he keep his pledge steadfast
Lest it be shaken by estrangement
٥. فلْيَرْعَ ثابتَ عَهدِهِ
كيلا يُزعزعَه التَّجافي
6. And may he water the plant of his loyalty
And purity with the watering of friendship
٦. ولْيُسْقَ غَرسُ وفائهِ
وصَفائهِ سَقْيَ الظِّرافِ
7. And may he follow the old goodness
With new pure goodness like honey
٧. ولْيُتْبعِ البِرَّ القدي
مَ بصَفْوِبِرٍّ كالسُّلافِ
8. Verily those who come with true love
And poems with rhymes
٨. إنَّ القوادِمَ بالخَوا
في والقَصائِدَ بالقوافي