وَرِثتَ المَعالي عَن أَبيكَ شَريعَةً

وَقُمتَ بِها في فَترَةِ البُخلِ مَذهَبا

You inherited the virtues from your father as a tradition

And you followed it during the time of stinginess as a doctrine

إِذا ما كَسَوتَ الوَفدَ لِلجودِ مَلبَساً

فَقَد لَبِسوهُ بِالبَشاشَةِ مُذهَبا

When you clothe the delegation with robes of generosity

They have worn it with delight as an adornment

لَو اَنَّ زِياداً كانَ أَدرَكَ عَصرَهُ

لَكانَ يَرى أَيَّ الرِجالِ المُهَذَّبا

If Ziyad had lived during his time

He would have seen which of the men is refined

يُقَطِّعُ عُمرَ اللَيلِ عُمرُ سُجودِهِ

فَلِلَهِ مِحرابٌ حَوى مِنهُ مِحرَبا

The duration of his nightly prostration consumes his life

So for God he has a prayer niche that harbors a loved one

وَفي فَقرِ عافيهِ إِلَيهِ وَسيلَةٌ

كَفى باعِثاً لِلسَيلِ أَن يَتَصَوَّبا

And in the poverty of his dependence on Him is a means

It is enough for unleashing the flood that it pours down