وَكامِلٍ عَن مَدحِهِ قَد نَهى
مَنْ لَيسَ مِن عَذبِ المَديحِ اِرتَوى
And a perfect man has forbidden praise of himself
to one who has not drunk his fill of sweet praise.
أَيَنتَهي مَنْ طَبعُه مَدحُهُ
وَمَدحُهُ يَدعو إِلَيهِ الهَوى
Will one whose nature is to praise him desist,
when love calls him to praise him?
فَإِنْ يَكُن غيّاً مَديحي لَهُ
دَعني أَكنْ أَوّل مَن قَد غَوى
So if my praise of him is going astray,
let me be the first to go astray.
Sol 6.1