كتب الإله على العباد محبةً
لك كان فرض كتابها موقوتا
God ordained upon His servants my love—
for you; the duty of inscribing it was fixed for its appointed time.
وأنا الذي شرفته من بينهم
حتى جعلت له المحبَّةَ قوتا
And I am the one whom you honored from among them,
until you made love his sustenance.
ما زلت تُتحفُهُ بكلِّ ذخيرة
حتى لقد أَتحفته الياقوتا
You have never ceased presenting him with every treasure,
until you even bestowed the ruby upon him.
وإلى الملوك قد اعتزى من عزةِ
فغدا له ياقوتها ممقوتا
And he has claimed kinship with kings, by virtue of his high standing;
so the kings’ rubies have become hateful to him.
Sol 5.6