لا تَعظمَنَّ علَيكَ مِدحَةُ خادِمٍ

إيّاكَ يقصرُ عنْ مَداكَ مَديحُهُ

Do not take it amiss if a servant praise fall short of your merits;

His eulogy fails to reach your high rank's extent;

فالظُّفْرُ وهو أخَسُّ أجزاءِ الفتى

يَشفي بِحَكٍّ جِسمَهُ فَيُريحُهُ

For valour - though it be the meanest part of manhood -

Yet it salves the body's wound and brings it solace.