فديتُكَ كم غيظٍ كظَمْتُ وكم ترى

نَفيْتُ وَحُرُّ النَّفسِ مَن هُوَ كاظِمُ

I ransom you, how much anger I swallowed, and how much

Did I deny, though the soul burns, who is the concealer?

مدحتُكَ فالتامَتْ قلائدُ لم يفُزْ

بأمثالِها الصيِّدُ الكِرامُ الأعاظِمُ

I praised you, so complete necklaces were formed,

The great and generous hunt did not win the likes of them.

لأنَّكَ بحرٌ والمعاني لآلئٌ

وطَبعِيَ غوّاصٌ وقَولِيَ ناظِمُ

Because you are a sea, and the meanings are pearls,

My nature is a diver, and my words a stringer.