وقائلٌ لي عندما عدت إلى

وقائلٌ لي عندما عدت إلى

قاضي القضاة بعد طول مسرى

قاضي القضاة بعد طول مسرى

And someone said to me, when I returned to

And someone said to me when I returned to

the chief judge after a long journey by night:

The Judge of judges after a long journey

اهدِ له مدحاً جميلاً ودعاً

اهدِ له مدحاً جميلاً ودعاً

قلت نعم كلاهما وتمرا

قلت نعم كلاهما وتمرا

“Offer him beautiful praise, and leave.”

Give him beautiful praise and prayer

I said, “Yes—both, and dates as well.”

I said yes, both and dates