Claude 2

  1. إذ لم يكن درهمي دِرْهميـ

    ـن عندك لم يزكُ عند الغريبِ

    Though my coins were no coins with you

    They would still be valid with a stranger

  2. فَزِدنيَ فوق الذي استحقـ

    ـقُ ما تستحقُّ بحقِّ الأديبِـ

    So give me more than I deserve

    As much as a writer merits

  3. ـوحقِّ الأريب وحقِّ اللبيبـ

    ـوحق الحسيب وحق النجيبِـ

    And a cautious man merits, and a sensible man

    And an accountable man merits, and a noble man

  4. ـوإلا فلا فرقَ فيما لديْـ

    ـكَ بين البغِيض وبين الحبيبِ

    Otherwise there is no difference in your eyes

    Between one who is hateful and one who is beloved