مديحُكَ مَنْ تطالبُهُ برفْدٍ

هجاءٌ منكَ فيه بلا كلامِ

Your praise from one who seeks your aid

Is slander though no words are said

لأنَّك لم تثقْ منه بِمَجْدٍ

فتقنَعَ باللِّقاءِ وبالسلام

For you trust not his boasted worth

So with a meeting rest content, and peace.