ياO كاتبsecretary الخاصّthe private office وياand O شاعراًpoet
يا كاتب الخاصّ ويا شاعراً
أصبحَhas become بالآدابِwith literary learning يختالstruts proudly
أصبحَ بالآدابِ يختال
O privy secretary, and O poet,
O writer of the private and O poet
Who now struts proudly in his literary learning,
Who struts around so pretentiously with arts
حوالتيmy payment order قدindeed أعجزتhas defeated حيلتيmy ingenuity
حوالتي قد أعجزت حيلتي
فانْهضso rise عسىperhaps ينجحwill succeed محتالa resourceful man
فانْهض عسى ينجح محتال
My payment order has defeated my ingenuity;
My wits have failed me, my ploys left me lost
So rise—perhaps a resourceful man will succeed.
So rise up, mayhap a fraud shall prevail
Sol 6.1