1. زدني عُلاً لا أرتَضِي باللّهى

    حَسبِيَ ما نوّلْتَ مِن مَالِ

    Grant me greater eminence; I am not content with gifts.

    The wealth you have bestowed is enough for me.

  2. أغنيتَ نفسِي ويَدي فاستَوى

    حَالَيَ في العفَّةِ والمَالِ

    You enriched my soul and my hand, making equal

    My lot in self-restraint and wealth.

  3. فلِي نوالٌ ونَدىً سَيْبُه

    يُرجَى ومِن فَضلِكَ إِفضالي

    So I have largesse and generosity, whose outpouring

    Is hoped for; my generosity comes from your favor.

  4. وإنّما أبغِي العُلا لا الغنَى

    ومثلُها يَبغيهِ أمثالِي

    I seek only eminence, not wealth,

    And such eminence is what those like me seek.

  5. والجَوْرُ في حكمِ الصبابةِ جائزٌ

    بخلافِ أحكامِ المليكِ العادِلِ

    And injustice is permissible under the rule of passionate love,

    Unlike the judgments of the just king,

  6. الصّالِحِ الهادِي الذي في عدلِهِ

    ساوَى انخفاضُ الزُّجِّ صدرَ العَامِلِ

    The righteous guide, under whose justice

    The lowly butt-spike equaled the spear-shaft’s upper end.