أَملَى عَلَيَّ مَديحَكَ الإِحسانُ

وَيَدُ الكَريمِ لَهُ يَدٌ وَلِسانُ

Goodness inspired your praise upon me

And the generous hand has both hand and tongue

لَولا كِرامُ الناس أَنَّهُمُ هُمُ

ما كانَ يوجَدُ فَوقَها إِنسانُ

If not for people's generosity that they

No human would exist above them

وَالمانِعونَ اِستُودِعوا نِعماً لَهُم

وَلِغَيرِهِم فَبِمَنعِهِم قَد خانوا

The misers were entrusted with bounties for them

And for others, so by their miserliness they betrayed

في كُلِّ خَلقٍ قَد تَصَرَّفَ فَضلُهُ

وَالخَلقُ في التَصريفِ فَهوَ عِيانُ

In every creature His bounty acted

And creation in acting is evident

سُدتَ الخَلائِقَ في البَسيطَةِ كُلِّها

فَلَكَ الخَلائِقُ كُلُّها غِلمانُ

You encompassed all creatures in the whole expanse

So to you all creatures are servants