1. لما تَلطَّفتَ حتى صحَّ وَعْدُكَ لي

    في مَقْصِدي وَثِقتْ بالنجحِ آمالىِ

    When you were so gracious that your promise to me proved true,

    my hopes grew confident of success in my quest.

  2. يَفديك كلُّ عريضِ الجاهِ ليس له

    جودٌ يُرَى غيرَ أعذار وأَعْلالِ

    May every man of great standing be your ransom, with no

    generosity to show but excuses and pretexts.

  3. كأن سائَله فيما يُحاوله

    منه مُسائلُ أعلامٍ وأطلال

    It is as though his petitioner, in what he seeks

    from him, were questioning landmarks and ruins.

  4. كفَّت عن الخير كفٌّ منه باخِلة

    كأنها بين أَصْفاد وأغلال

    His miserly hand has held back from doing good,

    as though it were bound in shackles and fetters.

  5. لأَشْكرَنّك شُكْرا لا انقضاءَ له

    فإنْ أمُتْ شَكرتْك الدهرَ أقوالي

    I shall surely thank you with gratitude that knows no end;

    for if I die, my words will thank you for all time.

  6. وما يُكافِى على فضلٍ تُقَلِّدهُ

    لكنه الجهدُ في فقري وإقلالي

    And this cannot repay a favor you bestow,

    but it is all I can offer in my poverty and want.