عذيري من الدنيا كريمٌ دعوته
فلبّى دعائي واستجاب رجائي
My defender against the world is a generous man I called upon;
So he answered my call and granted my hope.
فإن يولني المعروف كان هناؤه
بإسدائي المعروف مثل هنائي
For if he grants me a kindness, his joy
In bestowing that kindness on me equals mine.
وإن أثن كي أقضي ديون جميله
عَليَّ رأى ديناً عليه ثنائي
And if I praise him to repay the debts his kindness lays
Upon me, he counts my praise as a debt he owes.
فَعَنِّي له من نفسه طال عمره
على خيره الجاري أتم جزاء
So from his own self he has, on my behalf—long may he live—
The fullest reward for his ever-flowing goodness.
Sol 6.1