يا سيداً أرجو وأمدح فضله

وعلاه ما امتدّت إلى قلم يدي

O master, I plead and praise his merit

And his highness as far as my pen reaches

أملت جاهك في الأنام لحاجة

عرضت وما للعبد غير السيد

I pin my hopes on your status among people, for a need

Has surfaced, and a servant has none but his master