حلفت لها بالعادِيات دموعي

حلفت لها بالعادِيات دموعي

وبالمورِيات النار وهي ضلوعي

وبالمورِيات النار وهي ضلوعي

I swore to her by the coursers—my tears—

I swore to her by the routed adversaries, my tears,

and by the kindlers of fire, which are my ribs:

And by the conquering fire, that is my ribs,

لئن كان من قد لامني غير مبصر

لئن كان من قد لامني غير مبصر

محاسنها إني لغيرُ سميع

محاسنها إني لغيرُ سميع

if the one who has reproached me cannot see

That if one who blames me is not discerning,

her beauties, then I am surely deaf to him.

The beauty of her - I am, in truth, not hearing,

محجّبةٌ تفترّ عن مبسمٍ كما

محجّبةٌ تفترّ عن مبسمٍ كما

ينظّم في أزكى الأنام بديعي

ينظّم في أزكى الأنام بديعي

Veiled, she smiles, revealing her mouth, just as

Veiled, giggling through a smile, as though it were

my exquisite verse is strung in praise of the purest of mankind:

The most sublime of men excelling in rhyme

فريد العلى والعلم والحلم والتّقى

فريد العلى والعلم والحلم والتّقى

فيا لفريدٍ حائزٍ لجميع

فيا لفريدٍ حائزٍ لجميع

Farid, peerless in eminence, learning, forbearance, and piety—

Unique is he in highness, knowledge, dreams and piety

O wondrous Farid, who possesses them all!

So unique is he who has gathered all qualities

يضوع قريضي في الورى بامْتداحه

يضوع قريضي في الورى بامْتداحه

وما جوده لي في الورى بمضيع

وما جوده لي في الورى بمضيع

My poetry spreads its fragrance among mankind through praising him,

My poetry languishes in the world by praising him

and his generosity to me is not wasted among mankind.

And his generosity to me in the world is no squandering

أصوغ بسيطاً في الثناءِ وكاملاً

أصوغ بسيطاً في الثناءِ وكاملاً

على وافرٍ من جوده وسريع

على وافرٍ من جوده وسريع

I fashion Basit ('expansive') and Kamil ('complete') verses of praise,

I compose a simple panegyric, and a perfect one,

for his Wafir ('abundant') and Sari‘ ('swift') bounty.

On the abundant generosity and alacrity of him

ولا عيب في إحسانه غير أنني

ولا عيب في إحسانه غير أنني

شرهت فما لي اليوم وصف قنوع

شرهت فما لي اليوم وصف قنوع

There is no fault in his kindness, except that I

And there is no fault in his benevolence, except that I

have grown greedy; today I cannot be called contented.

Grew greedy, so today I have no describing contentment

بشهر ربيعٍ قد أتيتُ مهنئاً

بشهر ربيعٍ قد أتيتُ مهنئاً

وكلّ زماني منه شهر ربيع

وكلّ زماني منه شهر ربيع

In the month of Rabi‘, I have come offering congratulations,

With a month of springtime I came congratulating

and, thanks to him, all my days are a month of spring.

And my every era through him is the month of spring

فلا زالَ من خدَّام مدحي لفضله

فلا زالَ من خدَّام مدحي لفضله

صوابي ونجحي مقبلاً وشفيعي

صوابي ونجحي مقبلاً وشفيعي

So may my praise of his bounty always be served by

So may the devoted eulogizers of his kindness, by his merit,

my sound judgment, my advancing success, and my intercessor.

Remain my rectitude, success, inclining and interceding