أمولاي قَدْ أهدى أسيرُ ودادكم
لمالِكِه شيئاً يسيراً من القَطر
O my lord, the captive of your love has offered
his master a humble gift: a few mere drops.
فجد بقبولٍ واعذرِ العبدَ مِنّةً
فما خلتُ أنّ القَطْر يُهْدى إلى البحر
So deign to accept it, and pardon your servant as an act of grace;
for I never thought that drops could be offered as a gift to the sea.
ولن يبلغ المملوك غاية قدرِكم
ولو جاء بالشمسِ المنيرةِ والبدْرِ
Nor will this bondsman ever attain the measure of your worth,
even if he came bearing the radiant sun and the full moon.
Sol 5.6