1. أيا ملكاً فاقَ الكرام وفاتهم

    أما آنَ أن تحظى لديكَ ذرائعِي

    O king who surpassed the noble and outstripped them,

    Is it not time for my pleas to find favor with you?

  2. أيحسن بعدِي عن بلادك بعد ما

    عرفت بقولٍ في صفاتك بارع

    Is my distance from your lands fitting, after

    I became known for eloquent verse on your qualities?

  3. وما أسَفي إنَّ الثواء يفوتني

    ولكن لقدرٍ عند غيرك ضائع

    And my sorrow is not that a stay eludes me,

    But for my worth, wasted with others than you.