أَتيتُ إِلى النّدبِ الرّشيديِّ راجِياً

إِجازاتِهِ اللّاتي تُشرِّفُ عبدَهُ

I came to the wise lament seeking

His permissions that honor his servant

فما نِلتُ ما أمّلتُه ورجَوتُه

وأُبْتُ وقد أبقيتُ روحي عندَهُ

Yet I did not attain what I hoped for and wished

And I returned though my spirit remained with him