يا مَن يُقَبِّلُ كَفَّ كُلِّ مُخَرَّقٍ

هَذا اِبنُ يَحيى لَيسَ بِالمِخراقِ

O you who kiss the palm of every lavish giver,

here is Ibn Yahya—no mere lavish giver.

قَبِّل أَنامِلَهُ فَلَسنَ أَنامِلاً

لَكِنَّهُنَّ مَفاتِحُ الأَرزاقِ

Kiss his fingertips: they are not fingertips,

but keys to sustenance.