1. وَوَاللهِ ما عارَضْتُ جودَكَ ساعَةً

    بِشِعْريَ إِلاَّ كانَ أَشْعَرَ مِنْ شِعْري

    And by God, never for a moment have I matched your generosity

    with my verse without its proving more poetic than my verse.

  2. كَأَنَّ عَطاياكَ الجَسيمة أَقْسَمَتْ

    بِأَنّي لا أَنْفَكُ مُهْتَضَمَ الشُّكْرِ

    As though your immense gifts had sworn

    that I should forever fall short in giving thanks.