لكfor you الطائرthe omen الميمونُauspicious والطَّالعand the ascendant السَّعْدُfortunate
لك الطائر الميمونُ والطَّالع السَّعْدُ
وطولُand length بقاءof life ليسthere is no منfrom بعدهafter it بَعْدُafterward
وطولُ بقاء ليس من بعده بَعْدُ
Yours are the auspicious omen and the fortunate ascendant,
You have the auspicious bird and fortunate ascendant,
and a life so long that no afterward follows it.
And longevity with no endpoint after it.
تأمَّلْconsider وأنتَand you المرءُthe man ينظرlooks نظرةa glance
تأمَّلْ وأنتَ المرءُ ينظر نظرة
فلاso no غَوْرَlowland إلاexcept وهوwhile it is فيin عينهhis eye نجْدُhigh ground
فلا غَوْرَ إلا وهو في عينه نجْدُ
Consider—you are the man who casts a single glance,
Observe while you are a man who looks with insight,
and sees no lowland but as high ground in his eye,
So there is no cavity but in it is deposited treasure.
ذكاءًkeen intelligence وإشرافاًand commanding insight علىover كلevery غامضٍobscure matter
ذكاءً وإشرافاً على كل غامضٍ
يقصِّرُfalls short قِدْماًlong since دونshort of عفوهماtheir effortless reach الجُهْدeffort
يقصِّرُ قِدْماً دون عفوهما الجُهْد
through keen intelligence and command of every obscurity,
Intelligence and oversight of all that is obscure,
before whose effortless reach effort has long fallen short.
His feet fall short before pardoning their effort.
ألمhave you not ترseen أنthat الجدَّdiligence مذever since كانit existed سيِّدٌa master
ألم تر أن الجدَّ مذ كان سيِّدٌ
وأنand that الوَنَىslackness فيin كلevery عارفةact of kindness عبْدُa slave
وأن الوَنَى في كل عارفة عبْدُ
Have you not seen that diligence has been master since it began,
Don’t you see that discipline has always been master,
and slackness a slave in every act of kindness?
And that compliance in every cultured one is a servant?
وتكميلand completing معروفthe favor الكريمof the noble man بِحشدهby reinforcing it
وتكميل معروف الكريم بِحشده
وأسديْتَand you bestowed معروفاًa favor وقدwhile indeed بقيhas remained الحشْدُthe reinforcement
وأسديْتَ معروفاً وقد بقي الحشْدُ
A noble man's favor is completed by reinforcing it;
And completing the good deed of the generous man with his mobilization,
you have bestowed a favor, but reinforcement still remains.
You have done good and the mobilization remains.
ولستُand I am not براضٍcontent منكfrom you ماwhat لستَyou are not راضياًcontent with
ولستُ براضٍ منك ما لستَ راضياً
ولستَand you are not براضٍcontent with غيرother than ماwhat يرتضيapproves المجدُglory
ولستَ براضٍ غير ما يرتضي المجدُ
I accept nothing from you that you yourself do not approve,
I am not pleased with you except what you are pleased with,
and you accept nothing but what glory approves.
And you are not pleased except with what brings glory to the magnificent.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle قصدتَyou set your purpose on الأمرَthe matter أولthe first قصْدِهapproach to it
إذا ما قصدتَ الأمرَ أول قصْدِه
ولمand did not تَتْلُهاfollow it أخرىanother فماthen not حَصْحَصَbecame clear القصدُthe purpose
ولم تَتْلُها أخرى فما حَصْحَصَ القصدُ
When you first set your purpose upon a matter,
If you sought the matter at its first intention,
and no second resolve follows it, your purpose has not become clear.
And did not delay another, the seeking would not be confused.
ولاand no عَمْدَdeliberate act لمnot يحفزهُurges it on عمْدٌintent مؤكَّدٌconfirmed
ولا عَمْدَ لم يحفزهُ عمْدٌ مؤكَّدٌ
منfrom المرءِthe person إلاexcept that أشْبَهَresembles الخطأَerror العمْدُdeliberate intent
من المرءِ إلا أشْبَهَ الخطأَ العمْدُ
And no deliberate act unspurred by confirmed intent
No purpose urged on without a definite purpose,
from a man escapes resembling a mistake.
Of a man except the most similar to the intentional mistake is determination.
وعنديَand I have أمثالُproverbs لذاكfor that كثيرةmany
وعنديَ أمثالُ لذاك كثيرة
سَيَحْدُوwill chant بهاwith them فيon البرland والبحرand sea منwhoever يحدُوchants
سَيَحْدُو بها في البر والبحر من يحدُو
I have many proverbs for that,
And I have many examples of that,
which chanters will sing across land and sea.
Which the poetic reciter recites in land and sea.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle عقدتَyou tie العَقْدthe knot ثمthen تركتهyou leave it
إذا ما عقدتَ العَقْد ثم تركته
ولمand not يَثْنِهِdoubles it عِقْدٌa knot وهَىgrew weak ذلكthat العَقْدُknot
ولم يَثْنِهِ عِقْدٌ وهَى ذلك العَقْدُ
If you tie a knot and then leave it,
If you made a contract then abandoned it,
without doubling it with another knot, that knot grows weak.
And no contract duplicated it - that is the contract.
وماand not النَّهْلُthe first draught دونwithout العَلِّthe second draught شافيquenching غُلَّةٍthirst
وما النَّهْلُ دون العَلِّ شافي غُلَّةٍ
وإنand even if ساعدَhelps الماءَthe water العُذُوبَةُsweetness والبرْدُand coolness
وإن ساعدَ الماءَ العُذُوبَةُ والبرْدُ
A first draught, without a second, does not quench thirst,
The stream is no cure for turbidity without elevation,
even if sweetness and coolness aid the water.
Even if the sweetness and coldness help the water.
ولاnor البرقُlightning دونwithout الرعْدِthunder ضامنa guarantor of مَطْرةa shower
ولا البرقُ دون الرعْدِ ضامن مَطْرة
ولكنbut إذاwhen ماemphatic particle البرقُlightning عاضدهsupports it الرعْدُthunder
ولكن إذا ما البرقُ عاضده الرعْدُ
Nor does lightning without thunder promise a shower,
Nor is lightning an assurance of rain without thunder,
but it does when thunder lends it support.
But when the lightning supports it, the thunder.
وماand not العينُthe eye عيناًan eye حينwhen تفقدloses أختَهاits sister
وما العينُ عيناً حين تفقد أختَها
ولاnor الأذنُthe ear أذُناًan ear ماwhile طوىhas swallowed أختَهاits sister الفقْدُloss
ولا الأذنُ أذُناً ما طوى أختَها الفقْدُ
An eye is no eye when it loses its sister,
The eye is no eye when it loses its sister,
nor an ear an ear when loss has swallowed its sister.
Nor the ear an ear when its sister’s absence makes it lose it.
وماand not اليدُthe hand لوif لاnot for أختُهاits sister بقويَّةٍstrong
وما اليدُ لو لا أختُها بقويَّةٍ
ولاnor الرِّجلthe leg لوif لاnot for الرجلthe leg تمشيwalks ولاnor تعدوruns
ولا الرِّجل لو لا الرجل تمشي ولا تعدو
A hand has no strength without its sister,
The hand is nothing if not for its sister being strong,
nor does a leg, without the other leg, walk or run.
Nor the foot unless it walks and runs with the foot.
ولاand no كلُّanything محتاجneeding إلىof ماwhat يشدُّهstrengthens it
ولا كلُّ محتاج إلى ما يشدُّه
يُسَفْسِفُstoops low إلاexcept والوهاءُwhile weakness لهis its وكْدُfixed aim
يُسَفْسِفُ إلا والوهاءُ له وكْدُ
Nothing in need of something to strengthen it
Nothing needy is flimsy unless delirium supports it,
stoops low without making weakness its aim.
It flounders unless bewilderment and schemes support it.
فعزِّزْso reinforce كتاباًa letter منكfrom you وِتْراًunpaired بَشْفعهwith its mate
فعزِّزْ كتاباً منك وِتْراً بَشْفعه
فماfor none عزَّis mighty إلاexcept اللَّهGod مُسْتَنْجَدٌcalled upon for aid فرْدُalone
فما عزَّ إلا اللَّه مُسْتَنْجَدٌ فرْدُ
So reinforce your lone letter with its mate;
So strengthen from yourself a document and duplicate it with its pair,
for no solitary helper is mighty except God.
None has power except Allah the Singular and Unique.
ترفَّعْrise عنabove التعْذيرhalfhearted effort غيرnot مُذمَّمblameworthy
ترفَّعْ عن التعْذير غير مُذمَّم
إلىto شرفthe honor of الإِعذارutmost effort يخْلُصْwill be unalloyed لكfor you الحمدُpraise
إلى شرف الإِعذار يخْلُصْ لك الحمدُ
Rise, free of blame, above halfhearted effort
Rise above apology without blemish,
to the honor of doing your utmost, and praise will be yours unalloyed.
To the honor of excuse - praise will be purely yours.
وزدناand give us more منof الفعلaction الجميلnoble فلمfor you have not تزلْceased
وزدنا من الفعل الجميل فلم تزلْ
تَكَرَّمُyou act generously حتىuntil يعشقloves الكَرَمَgenerosity الوغْدُthe base fellow
تَكَرَّمُ حتى يعشق الكَرَمَ الوغْدُ
Grant us more noble deeds; you have never ceased
Increase upon the good deed, so you did not cease to be generous,
being generous, until even the base man loves generosity.
Until generosity falls in love with the vulgar person.
وبَعدُand now فإنيfor indeed I ياO قَرِيعَيْtwo foremost men of زمانناour age
وبَعدُ فإني يا قَرِيعَيْ زماننا
مُبِثُّكُماconfiding to you both وجديmy anguish فماfor no مثلهlike it وجْدُanguish
مُبِثُّكُما وجدي فما مثله وجْدُ
And now, O two foremost men of our age,
Furthermore, O twin reproof of our time,
I confide my anguish to you both: no anguish is like it.
My resolve and passion for you - the like of it is no resolve.
ألاtake heed فاسمعاso listen, you both ليto me إنif شكوتُI complain فطالfor long ماthat
ألا فاسمعا لي إن شكوتُ فطال ما
شدوتُI sang بمدحيwith my praise فيكماof you both فوقabove منwhoever يشدوsings
شدوتُ بمدحي فيكما فوق من يشدو
Listen, then, if I complain, for long have I
Listen to me, for long have I tired myself praising you both beyond those who recite poetry.
sung your praises above all other singers.
My two pillars, what is with me? I am deprived of your presence,
عَمِيدَيَّmy two patrons ماwhat باليmy plight حُرمتI was denied جَداكماyour bounty
عَمِيدَيَّ ما بالي حُرمت جَداكما
ورأيُكماand your judgment رأيٌtrue judgment وعهدكماand your pledge عهْدُa true pledge
ورأيُكما رأيٌ وعهدكما عهْدُ
My two patrons, why have I been denied your bounty,
While your view is a view and your covenant a covenant.
though your judgment is true judgment, and your pledge a true pledge?
Do I own the lightning bolts' descent from you both
أعِنْدِيis it upon me مُنقضُّthe crashing descent الصواعقof thunderbolts منكماfrom you both
أعِنْدِي مُنقضُّ الصواعق منكما
وعندwhile with ذوِيthose possessing الكفرingratitude الحياrain والثرىand moist earth الجعدُlush
وعند ذوِي الكفر الحيا والثرى الجعدُ
Is it upon me that your thunderbolts descend,
While the vile disbelievers own life, soil, and lush greenery?
while the ungrateful receive rain and luxuriant soil?
Under me my slipper hits the ground with all its might,
وتحتيَand beneath me نعْليmy sandal تخبِطُstrikes الأرضَthe earth جهْدَهاwith all its strength
وتحتيَ نعْلي تخبِطُ الأرضَ جهْدَها
وتحتand beneath سِوايَsomeone other than me السَّرْجُthe saddle والسابحand the swimming steed النهدُhigh-built
وتحت سِوايَ السَّرْجُ والسابح النهدُ
Beneath me, my sandal strikes the earth with all its might,
Under my mounts are the saddle and the swimming saddle pad.
while beneath another are a saddle and a tall steed that swims along.
No wonder that a gang enjoys favor over me -
ولاand no غَرْوَwonder أنthat تحظىgains favor عَليَّover me عصابةa band
ولا غَرْوَ أن تحظى عَليَّ عصابة
لَوَتْwithheld حمدهاits praise والحمدُwhile praise عندِيَis mine والحقدُand rancor
لَوَتْ حمدها والحمدُ عندِيَ والحقدُ
No wonder a band gains favor over me,
If I praised them the praise would be mine and so the hatred.
withholding its praise, while I have praise—and rancor.
So the valley is favored by the floods over the hill,
كذاlikewise الوهدthe lowlands تحظىare favored بالسُّيولwith floods علىover الرُّباthe hills
كذا الوهد تحظى بالسُّيول على الرُّبا
ويُعْشِبنand they grow green بَدْءاًfirst قبلbefore أنthat يُعْشِبَgrows green الوَهدُthe lowlands
ويُعْشِبن بَدْءاً قبل أن يُعْشِبَ الوَهدُ
Thus lowlands win the torrents over the hills,
And it is grassed first before the valley is grassed.
though the hills grow green first, before the lowlands do.
When do I turn my face and heart away from you both
متىwhenever أنْصَرِفْI turn away بالوجهwith my face والقلبِand heart عنكماfrom you both
متى أنْصَرِفْ بالوجه والقلبِ عنكما
وأغدُand I go forth علىin حَرْدٍanger فَحُقَّthen is rightful ليَfor me الحرْدُanger
وأغدُ على حَرْدٍ فَحُقَّ ليَ الحرْدُ
Whenever I turn my face and heart away from you both
And spend my day aggrieved - so deprivation is rightly mine?
and go forth in anger, I have good right to be angry.
I witnessed - indeed you both made me miserable, yet
شهدتُI testify لقدindeed أشقيتمانيyou both made me wretched وإنماand yet only
شهدتُ لقد أشقيتماني وإنما
تقدمcame before ليto me بالحظِّwith good fortune لاnot الشَّقْوَةِmisery الوعْدُthe promise
تقدم لي بالحظِّ لا الشَّقْوَةِ الوعْدُ
I testify: you have made me wretched, though
The promise to me was not misery but fortune.
all I was promised before was good fortune, not misery.
I hope but what I hope is no guarantee from you,
أُرجِّيI hope فماso what أرجوI hope for ضمانٌa pledge لديكماwith you both
أُرجِّي فما أرجو ضمانٌ لديكما
وأخشىand I fear فماso what أخشاهI fear it عندكماwith you both نَقْدُready cash
وأخشى فما أخشاه عندكما نَقْدُ
I hope, but what I hope for is a pledge in your keeping;
I fear but what I fear from you is ready money.
I fear, and what I fear is paid by you in ready cash.
It is nothing but the reproof from you striking me,
وماand not هوit إلاexcept واقعthe impact of العَتْبِreproach منكماfrom you both
وما هو إلا واقع العَتْبِ منكما
وهلand can مثلُهlike it حَبْسٌimprisonment وهلand can مثلهlike it جَلدُflogging
وهل مثلُه حَبْسٌ وهل مثله جَلدُ
It is nothing but the impact of your reproach;
Is the like of it imprisonment? Is the like of it flogging?
can imprisonment equal it? Can flogging equal it?
I have no sin - indeed my innocence
وماand not لِيَI have منany ذنبfault وإنand indeed براءتيmy innocence
وما لِيَ من ذنب وإن براءتي
وعُذْرِيَand my excuse مماare among what لاnot يُغَيِّبهconceals it الجَحْدُdenial
وعُذْرِيَ مما لا يُغَيِّبه الجَحْدُ
I have no fault; indeed, my innocence
And my excuse are what denial cannot conceal.
and my excuse are things no denial can conceal.
You deny me the world in its soft time,
أتنبُوdoes it turn harsh بيَagainst me الدنياthe world علىat حينthe time of لينهاits gentleness
أتنبُو بيَ الدنيا على حين لينها
وقدand indeed سكنhas stilled الزلزالthe earthquake وامْتُهِدَand was prepared المهْدُthe cradle
وقد سكن الزلزال وامْتُهِدَ المهْدُ
Does the world turn harsh against me just when it grows gentle,
When the earthquake has settled and the cradle has stilled.
when the earthquake has stilled and the cradle lies ready,
The sheep and wolf share one pasture,
وقدand indeed ضمhas gathered عَنْزَthe goat of الأهلthe household والذئبَand the wolf مرتعٌa pasture
وقد ضم عَنْزَ الأهل والذئبَ مرتعٌ
وأصبحand now ظَبْيُthe gazelle of الرَّمْلِthe sand صالحهhas made peace with it الفهدُthe cheetah
وأصبح ظَبْيُ الرَّمْلِ صالحه الفهدُ
when one pasture holds the household goat and the wolf,
And the gazelle of the sand patch makes peace with the leopard.
and now the cheetah has made peace with the sand-gazelle?
Do I hope that you gather for me your approval -
أماليhave I no إلىtoward أنthat تجمعاyou both unite ليfor me رضاكماyour joint approval
أمالي إلى أن تجمعا لي رضاكما
سبيلٌa path ولاand no يجريflows بذلكwith that ليfor me سعدُgood fortune
سبيلٌ ولا يجري بذلك لي سعدُ
Have I, to win your shared approval,
A way, but that good fortune does not flow for me?
no path, and will no good fortune bring me this?
Do I hope that you come early to a seat of council -
أماليhave I no إلىtoward أنthat تغدواyou both become صدرَthe head of مجلسٍa gathering
أمالي إلى أن تغدوا صدرَ مجلسٍ
مساغٌan opening فلاthen no يغدوgoes forth ابنa son of حظٍّfortune كماas أغدوI go forth
مساغٌ فلا يغدو ابن حظٍّ كما أغدو
Have I, to see you both at the head of a gathering,
An enjoyable arrival, but the fortunate son does not arrive like I do?
no opening? No son of fortune would then fare as I would.
There my good fortunes all run to me,
هنالكthere تجريflow ليfor me سُعوديَmy good fortunes كلهاall of them
هنالك تجري لي سُعوديَ كلها
فيحياso comes alive الشبابyouth اللدْنُsupple والزمنand time الرغْدُcomfortable
فيحيا الشباب اللدْنُ والزمن الرغْدُ
There all my good fortunes would flow,
So lively youth and prosperous times revive.
and supple youth and days of ease would live again.
You both sheathed yourselves while favor and goodness are in you,
تعاديتماyou two became rivals والحْسنُwhile beauty والطيبand fragrance فيكماare in you both
تعاديتما والحْسنُ والطيب فيكما
كماas يتعادىvie with each other النرجسthe narcissus الغضُّfresh والوردُand the rose
كما يتعادى النرجس الغضُّ والوردُ
You two are rivals, with beauty and fragrance in you both,
As the narcissus sheaths itself and the rose.
as fresh narcissus and rose vie with each other.
What favor and goodness you have embraced
وماand not الحسنbeauty والطيبand fragrance الذيthat قدalready حويتماyou both possess
وما الحسن والطيب الذي قد حويتما
سوىexcept فضْلِexcellence of أخلاقcharacter محامِدهاits praiseworthy traits سَرْدُan unbroken sequence
سوى فضْلِ أخلاق محامِدها سَرْدُ
The beauty and fragrance that you both possess
Is but the merit of manners whose praises are recited.
are but excellence of character, its virtues in unbroken succession,
And knowledge and patience that cannot be balanced -
وعلمand knowledge وحلمand forbearance لاnot يوازنequals in weight بعضَهa portion of it
وعلم وحلم لا يوازن بعضَه
شَرَوْرَىSharawra ولاnor رَضْوَىRadwa وعَرْوىand Arwa ولاnor رقدُRaqd
شَرَوْرَى ولا رَضْوَى وعَرْوى ولا رقدُ
and knowledge and forbearance, not even a portion of which is matched in weight
Some of it by mischief, or contentment, or deception, or slumber.
by Sharawra or Radwa, Arwa or Raqd.
I blamed you my blame, and it is no injurious blame,
عذلتُكماI reproached you both عَذلِيْmy reproach وليسand it is not بجارحwounding
عذلتُكما عَذلِيْ وليس بجارح
فإنso if كانit is عذلاًreproach جارحاًwounding فهوthen it is القصدُthe intent
فإن كان عذلاً جارحاً فهو القصدُ
I have reproached you both, but my reproach does not wound;
For if it were injurious blame it would be deliberate.
if it is a wounding reproach, that is my purpose.
It has the first bite, and its unfamiliarity benefits,
لهit has النخسةُthe sting الأولىfirst وينفعand brings benefit غِبَّهُin its aftermath
له النخسةُ الأولى وينفع غِبَّهُ
وماand not زالceased منيfrom me نحوtoward نفعكماbenefiting you both صَمدُa fixed aim
وما زال مني نحو نفعكما صَمدُ
It stings at first, but its aftermath brings benefit;
I have not ceased to benefit you both.
my aim has always been your benefit.
Your seeds - so set them right that you may harvest
بُذُورُكُماyour seeds فاستصلِحاهاso tend them, you both لتجْنِياso you both may reap
بُذُورُكُما فاستصلِحاها لتجْنِيا
صلاحاًgoodness إذاwhen ماemphatic particle الرَّيْعُthe yield حصَّلَهُhas gathered it الحصْدُharvesting
صلاحاً إذا ما الرَّيْعُ حصَّلَهُ الحصْدُ
These are your seeds: tend them well, so you may reap
Righteousness when the winds gather the harvest.
goodness when harvest gathers in the yield.
Beware tyranny in secret, for it
وإياكماand beware, you both والبغْيَand oppression خِدْناًas a companion فإنهfor indeed it is
وإياكما والبغْيَ خِدْناً فإنه
ذميمblameworthy دميمugly فيin أحاديثthe conversations of منthose who يَندوattend gatherings
ذميم دميم في أحاديث من يَندو
Beware, both of you, of taking oppression as a companion, for it is
Is despicable, execrable - in the speech of the poetic reciter.
blameworthy and ugly in the talk of those who gather.
Your knowledge of guidance is what you have known,
وعلمُكماand your knowledge بالرشدof right conduct ماwhat قدalready علمتماyou both know
وعلمُكما بالرشد ما قد علمتما
ونحوكماand toward you both نَصُّhastening المُشاوِرِof the seeker of counsel والوخدُand brisk striding
ونحوكما نَصُّ المُشاوِرِ والوخدُ
Your knowledge of right conduct is what you already know it to be;
And the trusted advisor inclines toward you.
and toward you the seeker of counsel hastens and strides.
By Allah, the worth of a world contended for
وباللَّهand by God ماnot مقدارthe worth of دنياa world تُنُوفِستْcompeted over
وباللَّه ما مقدار دنيا تُنُوفِستْ
بمثْلٍa match ولاnor عدلٍan equal لبعضto part of الذيwhat يبدوappears
بمثْلٍ ولا عدلٍ لبعض الذي يبدو
By God, the worth of the world people vie for
With the like of you is not justice for some of what appears.
is no match or equal for even part of what appears.
I am but an anxious advisor,
وماand not أناI إلاexcept ناصحa sincere counselor مُتَحَرِّقٌburning with passion
وما أنا إلا ناصح مُتَحَرِّقٌ
بحبكماwith love for you both حتىuntil يُشقَّis cleft لهfor him اللحدُthe grave
بحبكما حتى يُشقَّ له اللحدُ
I am only a counselor, burning
Burning with love for you both until the grave is split for it.
with love for you both until his grave is dug.
I have not swayed from an opinion or solved a personal inclination,
وماand not زُلتُI departed عنfrom رأيٍa conviction ولاnor حُلْتُI changed عنfrom هوىan affection
وما زُلتُ عن رأيٍ ولا حُلْتُ عن هوى
ولاnor قلتُI spoke حتىuntil قيلit was said ليto me حجرa stone صلدُsolid
ولا قلتُ حتى قيل لي حجر صلدُ
I have not wavered in conviction or changed in affection,
Nor spoken until the unhewn boulder was said to me.
nor did I speak until I was called a solid stone.
I came to you - my hopes and praise are upon you both -
وفدتُI came as a visitor وآماليand my hopes ومدحيand my praise عليكماto you both
وفدتُ وآمالي ومدحي عليكما
ولاand no عذرَexcuse ماso long as لمnot يَغْشvisits وفدَكماyour delegation وفْدُa delegation
ولا عذرَ ما لم يَغْش وفدَكما وفْدُ
I have come, with my hopes and praise, to you both,
No excuse for one not overwhelmed by the delegation to you both.
and there is no excuse until a delegation visits yours.
I came to you - my hopes and praise are upon you both -
وفدتُI came as a visitor وآماليand my hopes ومدحيand my praise عليكماto you both
وفدتُ وآمالي ومدحي عليكما
ولاand no عذرَexcuse ماso long as لمnot يَغْشvisits وفدَكماyour delegation وفْدُa delegation
ولا عذرَ ما لم يَغْش وفدَكما وفْدُ
I have come, with my hopes and praise, to you both,
No excuse for one not overwhelmed by the delegation to you both.
and there is no excuse until a delegation visits yours.
Partial English translation: 95 of 96 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1