سقياً لدهرِ سُرُوري

سقياً لدهرِ سُرُوري

والعيشِ بينَ السَّراري

والعيشِ بينَ السَّراري

May rain bless the time of my joy,

A drink for my age of bliss

and life among the concubines,

And living amidst the groves

إذ طيرُ سعدِي جوارٍ

إذ طيرُ سعدِي جوارٍ

مع امتلاكِ الجواري

مع امتلاكِ الجواري

when the birds of my good fortune were in flight,

When my lucky bird is near

while I possessed slave-girls;

As I possess the maidens

أيامَ عيشي كعُودي

أيامَ عيشي كعُودي

وقد ملكتُ اختياري

وقد ملكتُ اختياري

in days when my life was like my lute,

My days of living are like my lute

and I held my freedom of choice,

As I have had my choice

وغيمُ لهوي مطيرٌ

وغيمُ لهوي مطيرٌ

وزَنْدُ أُنْسِيَ وارِي

وزَنْدُ أُنْسِيَ وارِي

and the cloud of my revelry poured rain,

And the rain cloud of my passion is rainy

and the firestick of my delight sparked.

And the rhythm of my company is flowing

أجري بغيرِ عذارٍ

أجري بغيرِ عذارٍ

أجني بغير اعتذارِ

أجني بغير اعتذارِ

I ran without a bridle,

I walk without being shy

I reaped without apology,

I harvest without apologizing

كأنَّ خوارِزْمشاهَ ال

كأنَّ خوارِزْمشاهَ ال

همامَ أصبحَ جاري

همامَ أصبحَ جاري

as though Khwarizmshah, the

As if the great Khwarazm Shah

valiant, had become my protector

Is not caring anymore

من ريبِ دهرٍ خؤونٍ

من ريبِ دهرٍ خؤونٍ

بغيرِ ما سَرَّ جارِ

بغيرِ ما سَرَّ جارِ

against the vicissitudes of a treacherous age,

Safe from the harm of a hostile fate

whose course brought anything but joy.

Without what delighted my neighbor

ذاكَ المليكُ الذي قد

ذاكَ المليكُ الذي قد

حَكَتْ يداهُ السَّواري

حَكَتْ يداهُ السَّواري

That is the king whose

That king whose hands

two hands have mirrored the night-rain clouds,

Were adorned with bracelets

وقد حمى الدينَ لمَّا

وقد حمى الدينَ لمَّا

جلاهُ يومَ الفخارِ

جلاهُ يومَ الفخارِ

and who protected the faith when

And who protected the faith when

he made it shine on the day of glory;

It was glorified on the day of pride

فظلَّ سوراً عليهِ

فظلَّ سوراً عليهِ

وتارةً كسوارِ

وتارةً كسوارِ

so he remained a rampart around it,

So he remained a fence around it

and at times like a bracelet.

And a bracelet at times

لا زال خوارِزْمشاه

لا زال خوارِزْمشاه

يحوي الغنى باقتدارِ

يحوي الغنى باقتدارِ

May Khwarizmshah ever

Khwarazm Shah still contains riches with power

command wealth with might,

A chest without adversity

صدراً بغير مبَارٍ

صدراً بغير مبَارٍ

بدراً بغير سِرارِ

بدراً بغير سِرارِ

a leader without a rival,

A full moon without concealment

a full moon with no dark phase.