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They said you visited as a guest arrived

قالوا سررت زائرا بقادم

1. They said you visited as a guest arrived
A comet then returned a full moon

١. قالوا سررت زائراً بقادم
حجَّ شهاباً ثم عادَ بدرا

2. You seek his friendship and provision from him
I said yes, both of those and dates too

٢. تطلب منهُ ودّهُ ورفدهُ
قلت نعم كلاهما وتمرا

3. Say to the friend Jamal al-Din, I have not moved
From his favors, a necklace of prose and verse

٣. قلْ للصديقِ جمال الدِّين لا برحت
نعماه حلية إنشاءٍ وأشعار

4. If I were to choose among lords someone like you
I would have chosen the chosen son of the chosen

٤. لئن تخيَّرت في السادات مثلك لي
لقد تخيَّرت مختار بن مختار