يا اِبنَ الدَوامِيِّ الَّذي هُوَ عِصمَةٌ

وَمُعَوَّلٌ لِلمُرتَجي وَالمُلتَجي

O son of generosity, who is a safeguard

And support for the hopeful and the seeker

لَكَ إِن خَفا خُلُقُ الصَديقِ خَلائِقٌ

زُهرٌ أَرَقُّ مِنَ النَسيمِ السَجسَجِ

For you, even if the character of a friend is scarce characters

A flower more delicate than the murmuring breeze

رَثَّت مَوَدّاتُ الرِجالِ وَأَنهَجَت

وَقَديمُ عَهدِكَ سالِمٌ لَم يُنهِجِ

Friendships of men have perished and vanished

Yet your ancient pact remains unbroken

يا مَن يَسُدُّ نَداهُ كُلَّ خَصاصَةٍ

وَيَداهُ تَفتَحُ كُلَّ بابٍ مُرتَجِ

O you who closes his bounty to no petitioner

And whose hands unlock every closed door

ما زِلتَ تُغرِبُ في سَماحِكَ مُبدِعاً

فيهِ وَتَنهَجُ مِنهُ مالَم يُنهَجِ

You have not ceased to originate generosities

And to follow paths none before you have taken

حَتّى بَعَثتَ مُلاطِفاً مُتَفَنِّناً

في المَكرُماتِ بِسُكَّرٍ وَبَنَفسَجِ

Until you sent, gentle and ingenious

With honors of sugar and violets

كَرُضابِ ريقَةِ مَن أُحِبُّ وَناصِلٍ

مِن عَضَّةٍ في خَدِّهِ المُستَضرَجِ

Like the soft cheek of one I love and who visits me

With a coyness in his blushing cheek

هَذا يَغُضُّ مِنَ اللُجَينِ بَياضُهُ

وَتَتيهُ زُرقَتُهُ عَلى الفيروزَجِ

This whiteness dims the intense red of coral

And its blueness wanders upon turquoise

أَهدَيتَها مُتَوَدِّداً فَأَتَيتَ بِالعَذبِ

النَقِيِّ وَالأَريجِ المُبهِجِ

You gifted them affectionately and brought the sweetest

Pure and fragrant unadulterated

أَذكَرتَني بِشَمائِلٍ لَكَ حُلوَةٍ

بيضٍ وَعُرفٍ فائِحٍ مُتَأَرِّجِ

You reminded me of your fine traits and sweetness

White and diffusing a lingering scent

فَخُذِ الثَناءَ إِلَيكَ مَحضاً شالِصاً

بِتَكَلُّفٍ وَتَمَلُّقٍ لَم يُمزَجِ

So take this praise sincerely and purely

Without affectation and fawning untainted

وَاِلبَس عَداكَ الذَمُّ مِنهُ حِبرَةً

لَولا المَوَدَّةُ بَينَنا لَم تُنسَجِ

And clothe others but you in blame from it

Had it not been for our love it would not be woven