بِنَفسي أَخٌ لي مَنيعُ الحِمى

فَسيحُ الذِكاءِ رَحيبُ الحِجى

My soul, a brother to me, fortified from fever,

Quick witted, receptive in mind,

تَقومُ مَساعيهِ مِن حَولِهِ

فَتَجلو عَلَيهِ عَروسَ العُلا

His deeds stand about him,

So excellence appears to him as a bride.

فَتىً كُلَّ يَومٍ لَهُ آيَةٌ

مِنَ الجودِ تَظهَرُ بَينَ الوَرى

A youth who each day has a sign

Of generosity that shows among mankind.

إِذا ما عَلَقتُ بِأَذيالِهِ

بَلَغتُ المُرادَ وَنِلتُ المُنى

When I cling to the hem of his garment,

I attain what I wish and gain what I yearn.