قالوا سررت زائراً بقادم

حجَّ شهاباً ثم عادَ بدرا

They said you visited as a guest arrived

A comet then returned a full moon

تطلب منهُ ودّهُ ورفدهُ

قلت نعم كلاهما وتمرا

You seek his friendship and provision from him

I said yes, both of those and dates too

قلْ للصديقِ جمال الدِّين لا برحت

نعماه حلية إنشاءٍ وأشعار

Say to the friend Jamal al-Din, I have not moved

From his favors, a necklace of prose and verse

لئن تخيَّرت في السادات مثلك لي

لقد تخيَّرت مختار بن مختار

If I were to choose among lords someone like you

I would have chosen the chosen son of the chosen