يا مالكي لا تَعجَبَنَّ لِمَنْزلي

إنْ عادَ مسروقَ الأَثاثِ مَضيعا

O my friend, do not be surprised at my abode

If it has become bare of furnishings and lost

أَعديتُه بالجودِ لمّا زُرتَهُ

كَرَماً فَجادَ بما حَواهُ جميعا

I was generous when I visited it

With nobility, so it gave away all it contained

ألا مبلغٌ عنّي الوزيرَ مَقالتي

عساهُ على ضعفي بها يَتَعَطّفُ

Indeed, convey my words to the minister

Perhaps he will show mercy for my weakness

بأنّي أَعطيتُ الأَمانةَ حَقَها

وَكلّفتُ صَحبي حَمْلَها فَتكلّفوا

That I fulfilled the trust sincerely

And tasked my companions with bearing it, so they took it on

ولَمّا رأوني من مَقَرِّكَ مُبدياً

لَهُمْ صحةً في الوَزنِ لا تَتَزيّفُ

And when they saw me setting out from your abode

Showing them the weight was honest, no fraud

صُرِفْتُ على رأيِ النُّحاةِ لأَنّني

بلا عِلّةٍ والجيّدُ النّقْدِ يُصرَفُ

I was inclined by the grammarians’ view that

Flawless is the excellent currency that is circulated