فَعَلتَ فَأَثنَوا شاكِرينَ لمُنعِم

فَعُدتَ فَعادوا بِالَّتي لَك أَوجَبُ

You acted, and they thanked the Benefactor gratefully,

Then you returned, and they resumed what was most binding for you.

فَأَيّ فَعال مِثل فِعلكَ واحِدٌ

وَأَيّ ثَناء من ثَنائِكَ أَطيَبُ

What deed is there like yours, unique?

What praise is there sweeter than your praise?

وَأَيُّهُم أملي بِنَفسٍ كَريمَة

يَردّ عَلَيها مِثل بَيتِكَ مَنصِبُ

Who among them has a soul so noble

That a verse like yours could be addressed to it?