1. كَريمٌ يُحاكي البَحرَ جودُ بنانِهِ

    عَلى أَنَّهُ أَحلى مِن الشَهدِ للنَفسِ

    A generous man, whose fingers’ bounty rivals the sea,

    Yet he is sweeter to the soul than honey.

  2. وَمَنبعُ آدابٍ تَحلّى بِحَملِها

    فَيُزري بِسحبان وَيربي عَلى قسِّ

    And a wellspring of literary arts, adorned by possessing them,

    So he puts Sahban to shame and surpasses Quss.

  3. مَواهِبُهُ دَرٌ عَلى كُلِّ مُعتَفٍ

    وَأَلفاظُهُ دُرٌّ عَلى صَفحَةِ الطِرسِ

    His gifts are flowing milk for every suppliant,

    And his words are pearls upon the parchment’s surface.

  4. يَرى بَذلَ آلافٍ قَليلاً وَغَيرُهُ

    يَرى الغايةَ القُصوى إِذا جاءَ بِالفَلسِ

    He deems giving thousands a trifle, while another

    Thinks he has reached the utmost when he brings a copper coin.