إِذا زُرتُ عَبدَ اللَهِ نَفسي فِداؤُهُ

رَجَعتُ بِفَضلٍ مِن نَداهُ وَنائِلِ

When I visit Abdallah, I ransom him with my soul,

I return with grace from his benevolence and gifts.

وَإِن غِبتُ عَنهُ كانَ لِلوُدِّ حافِظاً

وَلَم يَكُ عَنّي في المَغيبِ بِغافِلِ

And if I am absent from him, he keeps our love intact,

He does not neglect me while I am away.

تَدارَكَني عَبدُ الإِلَهِ وَقَد بَدَت

لِذي الحِقدِ وَالشَنآنِ مِنّي مَقاتِلُ

Abdullah's slave came to my rescue when

My enemies revealed their malice and were ready to fight.

فَأَنقَذَني مِن غَمرَةِ المَوتِ بَعدَما

رَأَيتُ حِياضَ المَوتِ جُمَّ المَناهِلِ

He saved me from the flood of death after I had seen

The valleys of death brimming with adversaries.

حَبانِيَ لَمّا جِئتُهُ بِعَطِيَّةٍ

وَجارِيَةٍ حَسناءَ ذاتِ خَلاخِلِ

He loved me when I came to him with gifts

And a beautiful slave girl with tinkling anklets.