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خَدَمْتُهُ بِمَدِيحٍ أَسْتَقِيلُ بِهِ
ذُنُوبَ عُمْرٍ مَضَى فِي الشِّعْرِ وَالخِدَمِ
Khadamtuhu bi madīḥin astaqīlu bihi
Dhunūba ʿumrin maḍā fish shiʿri wal khidami
By this eulogy I have served him, seeking absolution
For the sins of a life spent in poetry and patronage.