وَشاعِرٌ مِن شُعَراءِ الزَمان

وَشاعِرٌ مِن شُعَراءِ الزَمان

يَفخَرُ عِندي بِالمَعاني الحِسان

يَفخَرُ عِندي بِالمَعاني الحِسان

And a poet among the poets of the age

And a poet among the poets of the age

A poet of the age boasts to me

And a poet among the poets of the age,

boasts before me of his beautiful conceits;

boasts before me of his fine meanings;

Of the finest ideas that poetry can be

Who boasts to me of his exquisite themes;

وَإِنَّما أَطيَبُ أَشعارِهِ

وَإِنَّما أَطيَبُ أَشعارِهِ

نِصفُ خراسانَ أَو القَيرَوان

نِصفُ خراسانَ أَو القَيرَوان

yet the finest of all his verses

yet the finest of his verses

Yet the sweetest of all his works

Yet truly, the very finest of his verses

is half of “Khorasan” or “Kairouan.”

is only half of Khurasan or al-Qayrawan.

Is but half of Khorasan or al-Qayrawan

Is but half of Khurasan or Kairouan.