1. مُدمِنُ التَخفيفِ مَوصولُ

    وَمُطيلُ اللَبثِ مَملولُ

    He who habitually keeps his visits brief is kept close,

    and he who prolongs his stay is found tiresome.

  2. لَيسَ لي خِلٌّ فَيُعطِفُني

    فارَقَت نَفسي الأَباطيلُ

    I have no intimate friend to sway me;

    vain fancies have left my soul.

  3. أَنا مَوصولٌ بِنِعمَةِ مَن

    حَبلُهُ بِالحَمدِ مَوصولُ

    I am sustained by the bounty of one

    whose cord is joined to praise.

  4. أَنا مَشمولٌ بِمِنَّةِ مَن

    مَنُّهُ في الخَلقِ مَبذولُ

    I am enfolded in the favor of one

    whose bounty is freely bestowed among humankind.

  5. أَنا مَغبوطٌ بِزَورَةِ مَن

    رَبعُهُ بِالجودِ مَأهولُ

    I am envied for visiting one

    whose dwelling is inhabited by generosity:

  6. مَلِكٌ عَزَّ النَظيرُ لَهُ

    زانَهُ الغُرُّ البَهاليلُ

    a king whose equal is hard to find,

    adorned by radiant, noble lords;

  7. طاهِرِيُّ في مَواكِبِهِ

    عُرفُهُ في الناسِ مَبذولُ

    a Tahirid amid his processions,

    his beneficence freely bestowed among the people.

  8. دَمُ مَن يَشقى بِصارِمِهِ

    مَع هُبوبِ الريحِ مَطلولُ

    The blood of one who suffers by his keen sword

    is shed unavenged as the wind blows.

  9. يا أَبا العَبّاسِ صِن أَدَباً

    حَدُّهُ بِالدَهرِ مَفلولُ

    O Abu al-Abbas, safeguard literary skill

    whose edge is blunted by time.