طوَّقencircled with a collar جودgenerosity الوزيرthe minister جِيدِيmy neck
طوَّق جود الوزير جِيدِي
فلستُso I am not عنfrom مدحِهِpraising him أُعوَّقI am held back
فلستُ عن مدحِهِ أُعوَّق
The minister’s generosity has set a collar around my neck.
The minister's generosity adorned my neck,
So I am not held back from praising him.
Yet I am not deterred from praising him.
أسجعI coo بالمدحِwith praise فيin علاهhis eminence
أسجع بالمدحِ في علاه
لاno غَرْوَwonder أنthat يسجعshould coo المطوَّقthe collared one (a ring-necked dove)
لا غَرْوَ أن يسجع المطوَّق
I coo in praise of his eminence.
I compose poetry singing his highest virtues,
No wonder the collared one should coo.
No wonder the adorned composes poetry.
Sol 6.1