ياO عضدʿAḍud (support) الدينal-Dīn (the faith) الذيwho كفهhis hand
يا عضد الدين الذي كفه
أغزرmore copious منthan صوبdownpour الحياlife-giving rain الجاريflowing
أغزر من صوب الحيا الجاري
O ʿAḍud al-Dīn, whose hand
O Ad-Din, whose hand is more generous
is more copious than the streaming downpour of life-giving rain,
Than the torrents of overflowing life
ياO خيرbest ملكking جلgrew great معروفةhis bounty (probable reading)
يا خير ملك جل معروفة
وزادand increased عنbeyond حدa limit ومقدارِand a measure
وزاد عن حد ومقدارِ
O best of kings, whose bounty is immense
O best of kings, whose good deeds are plentiful
and exceeds every bound and measure,
And exceed all bounds and limits
ياO منyou who أرىI see الإخلاصsincere devotion فيin حبهlove for him
يا من أرى الإخلاص في حبه
مبرءاabsolving منfrom سخطwrath الباريدthe Creator (probable reading)
مبرءا من سخط الباريد
O you, sincere devotion to whom I deem
O you whose true love appears sincere
a release from the Creator’s wrath,
Absolved from the wrath of the Creator
تأخيرdelay رسميmy stipend ياO حليفally الندىgenerosity; dew
تأخير رسمي يا حليف الندى
قدindeed زادincreased فيin هميmy worry وأفكاريand my thoughts
قد زاد في همي وأفكاري
The delay of my stipend, O ally of generosity,
Delaying my allowance, O companion of dew
has increased my cares and anxious thoughts.
Has added to my worries and thoughts
وليسand there is not فيin جودكyour generosity كلاّa refusal; no ولاnor
وليس في جودك كلاّ ولا
فيin مِدحتيmy praise موجبٍa reason for قصاريmy restraint (uncertain reading)
في مِدحتي موجبٍ قصاري
There is no refusal in your generosity, nor
Your generosity has no "buts" or "howevers"
in my praise any reason for holding back.
Nor my praise has caused any deficiency
فهاتso give قلsay ليto me ياO جواداgenerous one صفتbecame pure
فهات قل لي يا جوادا صفت
نعماهمِنhis bounty, from مَنِّreminders of favors وأَكدارِand vexations
نعماهمِن مَنِّ وأَكدارِ
So give—tell me, O generous one, pure
So speak, O generous one, describe to me
in bounty, free of reminders of favors and vexations:
Your bounties, from whom and their bitterness
لمنto whom أرجّيI look in hope ولمنand from whom اجتدىI seek gifts (probable reading)
لمن أرجّي ولمن اجتدى
ومنand who ترىyou think يعرheed (uncertain reading) أشعاريmy poems
ومن ترى يعر أشعاري
To whom shall I look in hope, and from whom seek gifts?
To whom shall I hope and exert myself
And who, do you think, will heed my poems?
And who do you think understands my poetry
ومنand who يرينيshows me لاmay not رأىsee ترحةsorrow
ومن يريني لا رأى ترحة
بمقلتيwith my eye صفرةthe yellowness دينارِa dinar
بمقلتي صفرة دينارِ
And who will show me—may he never see sorrow—
And who shows me no kindness
with my own eye, the yellow of a dinar,
With eyelids devoid of gold dinars
غيركother than you ياO منyou who لمhas not يزلceased منعماbestowing favors
غيرك يا من لم يزل منعما
يبدلexchanges أعماراًlifetimes بايسارِfor prosperity
يبدل أعماراً بايسارِ
but you, O you who have always bestowed favors,
Except you, O ever-beneficent one
exchanging lifetimes for prosperity?
Who exchanges lifetimes for ease
فاجرso make flow علىupon لارسمthe stipend (unclear form) بإنفاذهby disbursing it
فاجر على لارسم بإنفاذه
وابقand remain عزيزmighty الملكthe realm والجارِand the neighbor
وابق عزيز الملك والجارِ
Then set the stipend flowing by disbursing it,
So send my allowance, ratifying it
and remain mighty, with your realm and neighbor secure.
And remain mighty King and neighbor
Sol 6.1