1. عبدٌ أتى للباب يرجو الأذن من

    مولاً أفاض عليّ قبلاً نيله

    A servant came to the door, seeking leave from

    A master who had previously lavished his bounty upon me,

  2. كيما أمثل في المقام مقبّلاً

    ذيلاً يجرُّ عل المجرّة ذيله

    So that I may stand in his presence, kissing

    A hem—his hem, which he trails across the Milky Way.