1. إنّي أَهُزُّك هَزّ الصَّارمِ الخَذِمِ

    وبيننا كُلُّ ما تَدرِيهِ من ذِمَمِ

    Indeed, I rouse you as one brandishes a keen, cleaving sword.

    And between us lie all the bonds of obligation you know.

  2. حاشاك من قطع أُنسٍ أنتَ واصِلهُ

    بما لديكَ من الآدابِ والحِكَمِ

    Far be it from you to sever a fellowship you sustain

    With the learning and wisdom you possess,

  3. وشَتِّ شَملِ كرامٍ أَنتَ ناظِمُهُ

    ورَدِّ دَعوةِ أَهَلِ المَجدِ والكَرمِ

    And to scatter the company of noble men you bind together,

    And to refuse the invitation of men of glory and generosity.

  4. ولو دُعِيتُ إلى أَمثالِهَا لسعَت

    إليك سعي مشوقٍ هائمٍ قَدَمي

    And were I invited to its like, my foot would hasten

    Toward you with the haste of one yearning, lost in longing.

  5. وإن نشطتَ لِتَصريفي صَرفتُ لهُ

    وجهِي وكنتُ من الأَعوانِ والخَدَمِ

    And if you wished to employ me, I would turn

    My face toward it and be among the helpers and servants.

  6. وما أُريدُ سوى عَفوٍ تَجُودُ بهِ

    وفي حديثك ما يَشفي مِنَ الألَمِ

    And I desire only a favor you freely bestow;

    And in your conversation lies a cure for pain.

  7. أَنتَ المُقَدَّم في فَخرٍ وفي أدَبٍ

    فاطلَع عَلينا طُلوعَ السَّيِّدِ العَمَمِ

    You are foremost in glory and in letters;

    So appear before us like a lord of imposing stature.