عملتI made للمولىfor the lord الذيwho ذاتهhis very being
عملت للمولى الذي ذاته
علىupon فنونarts; forms الفضلexcellence مجموعهgathered together
على فنون الفضل مجموعه
I made for the lord whose very being
I have made for the Master whose essence
encompasses the arts of excellence
Is an embodiment of all kinds of virtue
روضةa garden نردbackgammon كمmany a هزارnightingale بهاwithin it
روضة نرد كم هزار بها
نغمتهits song فيin الطاسthe dice cup مسموعهheard
نغمته في الطاس مسموعه
a garden of backgammon—many a nightingale within it
A garden in which many thousands
has its song heard in the dice cup.
Can hear its melody in the goblet
إنif كانthere is للشطرنجfor chess منصوبةa set position
إن كان للشطرنج منصوبة
فرتبتيthen my rank فيin الحسنbeauty مرفوعهexalted
فرتبتي في الحسن مرفوعه
If chess has a set position,
If chess has its pieces arrayed
then my rank in beauty is exalted.
Then my composition in beauty is exalted
Sol 6.1