1. I have in your glory immortalized diaries
That will remain and keep you praised and keep me
١. لي في عُلاكَ دَواوينٌ مُخَلَّدَةٌ
تَبقى وَتُبقيكَ مَمدوحاً وَتُبقيني
2. And you have become the owner of the diary of generosity, so
Don't tire the hands of the givers that tire me
٢. وَصِرتَ صاحِبَ ديوانِ العَطاءِ فَما
تُملي بِهِ أَيدِيَ المُعطينَ يُمليني
3. And poetry in you, I restrain it in the meter of poetry
And generosity from you without limiting scales
٣. وَالشِعرُ فيكَ بِوَزنِ الشِعرِ أَحصُرُهُ
وَالجودُ مِنكَ بِلا حَصرِ المَوازينِ
4. And how can I calculate what you give to the noble ones and what
I have calculated some of what you have not ceased to give me
٤. وَكَيفَ أَحسُبُ ما تُعطي العُفاةَ وَما
حَسَبتُ بَعضَ الَّذي ما زِلتَ تُعطيني
5. Books thank him for us and no wonder
Clouds are thanked only by gardens
٥. الكُتبُ تَشكُرُهُ عَنّا وَلا عَجَبٌ
ما تُشكَرُ السُحبُ إِلّا بِالبَساتينِ