ذُكِرَ الصدُّ لمن أهوى فصدْ

وبداَ يَمْزَح بالهجرِ فجدْ

He described the rejection of the one I love so I was rejected

And he began to jest with estrangement so I was serious

مالهُ يعدل عني غيرهُ

وهو لا يعدِلُهُ عندي أَحَدْ

He has no equal in my eyes though to him

No one equals me, that's what I reckon

لا تريدوا غرَّةَ الفضل ومن

يطلب الغِرَّة في خِيس الأسدْ

Do not seek favors and graces from one

Who seeks favors is vile and mean

مَلِكٌ نَدْفعُ ما نخشى به

وبه نُصلِحُ منَّا ما فَسَدْ

A king we avert what we fear through him

And through him we set right what's ruined

يُنجزُ الناسُ إذا ما وَعَدوا

وإذا ما أنجَزَ الفضلُ وَعَدْ

People fulfill when they make a promise

And when graces fulfill a promise