سَلامٌ عَلَيكُم مِن شُيَيخٍ مُقَوَّسٍ

لَهُ جَسَدٌ بالٍ وَعَظمٌ مُحَطَّمٌ

Greetings to you from a bent old man

Whose body is weak and bones are broken

أَلَم يَكُ في حَقِّ الندام وَحُرمة ال

مَدائِحِ أَنِ يُحنى عَلَيهِ وَيُرحَمُ

Was it not a right of remorse and sanctity of praise

That he be pitied and shown mercy?

أَبا حَسَنٍ أَنصِف فَأَنتَ مُحَكَّمٌ

وَلا تَقرَبَنَّ الظُلمَ فَالظُلمُ مُظلِمُ

O Abul Hasan be fair for you are an arbiter

And do not approach injustice for injustice is dark

أَيُصبِحُ مِثلي في جِوارِكَ ضائِعاً

وَحَوضُكَ لِلطُرّاقِ بِالجودِ مُفعَمُ

Will one like me remain deprived in your neighborhood?

While your basin of generosity overfloweth

وَوَاللَهِ ما قَصَّرتُ في شُكرِ نِعمَةٍ

مَنَنتَ بِها قِدماً وَذو العَرشِ يَعلَمُ

By Allah I have not been remiss in thanking the blessings

You blessed me with and the Lord of the Throne knows