وَأَنا الَّذي عَلِمتُ مِن طَلَبِ الغِنى

كَيفَ الطَريقُ إِلى الغِنى بِرَجائِهِ

And I am the one who learned, in seeking riches,

that the road to riches is through hope in him.

فَظَلِلتُ مَخصوصاً بِحَمدِ عُفاتِهِ

وَغَدَوتُ مَمدوحاً بِشُكرِ عَطائِهِ

So I remained singled out through his petitioners’ praise,

and came to be lauded through gratitude for his giving.

وَأَفَدتُ قَدماً مُعجِزات فَضائِلي

مِن نورِ فَطنَتِهِ وَنارِ ذَكائِهِ

Long have I drawn the marvels of my virtues

from the light of his discernment and the fire of his intelligence.

فَإِذا نَطَقتُ نَطَقتُ مِن أَلفاظِهِ

وَإِذا وَهَبتُ وَهَبتُ مِن نُعمائِهِ

Whenever I speak, I speak in words taken from his;

and whenever I give, I give from his bounty.