يعطي الرغائبَ جوداً من طبيعته

لا كالمُتاجر بالمعروف أحيانا

He gives desires generously by his nature

Not like the trader in favors at times

لا يستثيبُ ببذل العُرف محمدةً

ولا تراه بما أسداهُ مَنّانا

He does not expect praise for giving customs

Nor see him as a conferrer for what he gave

إذا اشترى الحمدَ أفناءُ الملوك رأى

بين التجارةِ والإفضال فُرقانا

If the kings' courts buy praise, he saw

Between trading and favoring a difference

سألْتُه الحاجَ حتى كدت أسألُه

ردَّ الشباب جديداً كالذي كانا

I asked him for my needs until I almost asked him

To return my youth renewed as it was

فما تجهَّم حاجاتي لكثرتها

ولا تلوَّن منه الوجهُ ألوانا

So he did not frown at my many requests

Nor did his face change colors