يا سالكاً منهج أهل التُّقى

وما تحلّى بخبيث الحرام

O you who walk the path of the pious

And abstain from what is unlawful and impure

دراهمُ القرض الّتي قد غدت

في أسركم تشكو امتداد المقام

The dirhams of the loan that have now become

Imprisoned in your possession, complaining of prolonged detention

وما لها والله ذنبٌ سوى

أن أوسعتكم عند ضيق المقام

And by Allah, their only crime is

That they brought you ease in your time of hardship

فجازها بالخير عن فعلها

فإنّما الخيرُ جزاءُ الكرام

So repay their good deed with good

For goodness is the reward of nobility

وها أنا جئتُ شفيعاً لها

من راحتي منها خلت والسّلام

And here I come pleading for their release

That I and they may both find peace