مثلُ أبي الجَيشِ لا يُضامُ لَهُ

مثلُ أبي الجَيشِ لا يُضامُ لَهُ

ضَيفٌ فما لي تضيمُني الكاسُ

ضَيفٌ فما لي تضيمُني الكاسُ

With one like Abu al-Jaysh, no wrong is done to his

My father's army camp is never crowded,

guest—so why does the cup wrong me?

No guest is turned away, yet now drink is denied me.

لا سيَّما والأميرُ يَعلم مِن

لا سيَّما والأميرُ يَعلم مِن

عَقليَ ما ليسَ يعلَم الناسُ

عَقليَ ما ليسَ يعلَم الناسُ

Especially since the emir knows of

Especially when the prince knows well

my intellect what people do not know.

What others do not know of my intellect.