1. يا سيدي ألفَ مرة

    وكنزَ مِثلي وَذُخْرَهْ

    O my master, a thousand times over,

    and the treasure of one like me, and his mainstay,

  2. وَمَنْ أطالَ إلهي

    في أسبغ العيشِ عُمْرَه

    and you for whom my God has prolonged

    life amid the fullest comforts:

  3. هل أنت ذاكرُ وعدي

    أم قد تناسيتَ ذِكْرَه

    Do you remember the promise made to me,

    or have you pretended to forget it?

  4. لا تُتْعِبَنْ بالتقاضي

    فتىً تَسَلَّفْتَ شُكْرَه

    Do not weary, by making him press his claim,

    a youth whose thanks you have borrowed in advance.

  5. وكيف يظمأ مَنْ قد

    ألفى بِكَفَّيكَ بَحرَه

    And how can one thirst who has

    found his sea in your two palms?