حَلاوَةُ الحَمدِ لَيسَ يَعرِفُها

مَن لَم يَذُق طَعمَ رَفدِهِ أَحَدُ

The sweetness of praise none can know

Save he who has tasted the food of its flow;

فَإِن تَكُن تَشتَهي الثَناءَ فَجُد

تَجِد ثَناءً كَأَنَّهُ الشُهدُ

Would you have your name on all lips and all hearts,

Praise God, and you'll reap praise in plenty and parts.

فَالشُكرُ ما لا تَنالُهُ بيدٍ

إِن لَم تَنَل عِندَكَ النَوالُ بَدُ

For gifts unbesought are gifts doubly sweet -

The pathway to praise is to kneel at God's feet.