أخجلْتَني بتواترِ الإحسانِ

حتى وهى فكري وكلَّ لساني

You have embarrassed me with your constant kindness

Until it occupies my thoughts and every tongue

قدْ كنتُ مِنْ عزٍّ وجاهٍ ظامئاً

حتى استندْتُ إلى بني ريَّانِ

I had been thirsty for honor and glory

Until I relied on the sons of Rayyan

فغدوتُ أُذكرُ للمنصابِ والعلى

هذي فوائدُ صُحْبةِ الأعيانِ

So I became one who is mentioned for authority and height

These are the benefits of befriending the eminent

لولا جمالُ الدينِ لم أُذكرْ ولو

أني أكونُ الشافعيَّ الثاني

Were it not for the beauty of religion I would not be mentioned even if

I were to be the second Shafi'i

معْ أنني راجٍ بطولِ حياتِهِ

أشياءَ كانَ طلابُها أعياني

Although throughout his life I have been

Seeking things whose students were my peers

قدْ شاعَ بينَ النساِ أني نشؤُهُ

وليَ الفخارُ بأنَّهُ أنشاني

It has spread amongst women that I am his offspring

And he takes pride that he raised me

سمعوا عنايتهُ الشريفةَ بي فما

مِنْ صاحبٍ إلا بهِ هنَّاني

They heard of his noble care for me so no

Friend of mine but congratulated me

مولايَ أنتَ بدأتَ بالحسنى وَمَنْ

هوَ هكذا واللهِ لا ينساني

My master you began with benevolence and who

Is like this, by God, will not forget me

فبلفظةٍ أو لحظةٍ مِنْ جاهكمْ

أسمو فأصبحُ عاليَ البنيانِ

With one expression or glance from your eminence

I am exalted and become of lofty stature

وعلى بهاءِ الدين أثني بالذي

في الجامعِ المعمورِ قَدْ أولاني

And I praise Bahauddin with what

He granted me in the frequented mosque

ما كانَ منهُ فإنَّ منكَ وجودَهُ

ومنَ الأصولِ منابتُ الأغصانِ

Whatever is from him is indeed from your existence and his virtues

Are branches whose roots are principles

بمروءةٍ طائيةٍ منكَ اقتدي

هي أولٌ وهو المحلُّ الثاني

With magnanimity derived from you I took example

It is the first and he is the second abode

أعطيتُ منكَ عنايةً ومحبةً

الحمدُ للهِ الذي أعطاني

I have been granted care and love from you

Praise be to God who granted me

وإذا أراد اللهُ نشرَ فضيلةٍ

طُويَتْ أقامَ لها رئيسَ زمانِ

And if God wills the dissemination of virtue

He folds it up and establishes for it the leader of an era

لا زلت تَنْصُرُ مَنْ ينيلُ مساعياً

محمودةٌ وحُرسْتَ بالقرآنِ

You continue to support those who attain praiseworthy deeds

Blessed you are and guarded by the Quran