وَإِنَّ اِمرَأً أَسدى إِلَيَّ بِشافِعٍ

وَإِنَّ اِمرَأً أَسدى إِلَيَّ بِشافِعٍ

إِلَيهِ وَيَرجو الشُكرَ مِنّي لَأَحمَقُ

إِلَيهِ وَيَرجو الشُكرَ مِنّي لَأَحمَقُ

And indeed, a man who has done me a favor through an intercessor

And if a man intercedes for me with an intercessor

with him, and hopes for thanks from me, is surely a fool.

To him, and hopes for thanks from me, he is a fool.

شَفيعَكَ فَاِشكُر في الحَوائِجِ إِنَّهُ

شَفيعَكَ فَاِشكُر في الحَوائِجِ إِنَّهُ

يَصونُكَ عَن مَكروهِها وَهوَ يَخلُقُ

يَصونُكَ عَن مَكروهِها وَهوَ يَخلُقُ

So thank your intercessor in matters of need, for he

Thank your intercessor in your needs, for he

shields you from their unpleasantness, while he himself grows worn.

Protects you from their evils, though he is uncreated.