يا ضَيفَ موسى أَخى خُزَيمَةَ صُم

أَو فَتَحامَ إِن كُنتَ لَم تَصُمِ

O guest of Musa, my brother Khuzaymah though deaf

Or Fataham if you have not become deaf

أَطرَقَ لَمّا أَتَيتَ مُمتَدِحاً

فَلَم يَقُل لا فَضلاً عَلى نَعَمِ

He lowered his gaze when you came singing praises

So he said no merit over bounty

وَأَربَدَّ مِن خَشيَةِ السُؤالِ كَما

يَربَدُّ عِندَ الوَفاةِ ذُو أَلَمِ

And he shivered for fear of being questioned as

One shivers at death, suffering pain

فَخِفتُ إِن ماتَ أَن أُقادَ بِهِ

فَقُمتُ أَبغي النَجاةَ مِن أَمَمِ

I feared if he died I would be blamed for it

So I got up seeking deliverance from blame

لَو أَنَّ كَنزَ العِبادِ في يَدِهِ

لَم يَدَعِ الإِعتِلالَ بِالعَدَمِ

If he had the treasure of servants in his hand

He would not cease to suffer nothingness