أَفديكَ مِن مَولىً تَمَلَّكَ خِلَّتي

بِخَلائِقٍ غُرٍّ فَأَسجَحَ إِذ مَلَك

I ransom you from a Master who possessed my affection

With alien morals, so he became tyrannical when he ruled

لَولا الَّذي يَبدو لَنا مِن هَيئَةٍ

وَخَلائِقٍ بَشَرِيَّةٍ قُلنا مَلَك

Were it not for what appears to us of his demeanor

And human traits, we would say he is an angel

ما أَخفَقَ المُزجي إِلَيكَ رِكابَهُ

حَتّى يَراكَ وَلَم يَخِب مَن أَمَّلَك

The yearner did not rein his steed toward you

Until he sees you, and he who hoped was not disappointed

ما تَحتَويهِ يَداكَ مِن مالٍ لَنا

وَجَميعُ ما نَأتيهِ مِن مَدحٍ فَلَك

What your hands possess of wealth belongs to us

And all the praise we bring is yours

تَرتاحُ لِلرّاجي إِلى أَقصى المَدى

كَرماً فَيَصغُرُ عِندَهُ ما يَمتَلِك

You rest at ease toward the farthest extent

Of generosity, so what he owns seems paltry to him

وَكَأَنَّها لَم تَرضَ ما في الأَرضِ مِن

عَرضٍ لِراجيها فَجاءَت بِالفَلَك

As if the breadth of the land did not please her

Regarding her suitor, so she came with the celestial sphere

لَكَ في المَعالي مَنزِلٌ أَعيا الوَرى

لا سوقَةٌ يَرقى إِلَيهِ وَلا مَلك

You have in the high places a dwelling the creation cannot reach

No climber can ascend to it, nor any angel