وَإِنَّ اِمرَأً أَسدى إِلَيَّ بِشافِعٍ

إِلَيهِ وَيَرجو الشُكرَ مِنّي لَأَحمَقُ

And if a man intercedes for me with an intercessor

To him, and hopes for thanks from me, he is a fool.

شَفيعَكَ فَاِشكُر في الحَوائِجِ إِنَّهُ

يَصونُكَ عَن مَكروهِها وَهوَ يَخلُقُ

Thank your intercessor in your needs, for he

Protects you from their evils, though he is uncreated.