وَفي الحَقيقَةِ لَولا أَنَّ مُعتَقِلي

وَفي الحَقيقَةِ لَولا أَنَّ مُعتَقِلي

عَنِ السُرى جودُ سَيفِ الدَولَةِ المَلِكِ

عَنِ السُرى جودُ سَيفِ الدَولَةِ المَلِكِ

And in truth, were it not that what holds me back

In truth, if not for my jailers preventing

from night travel is the generosity of Sayf al-Dawla, the king,

Me from journeying, the openhandedness of King Saif al-Dawla

لِما اِقتَصَرتُ عَلى غَيرِ المَسيرِ إِلى

لِما اِقتَصَرتُ عَلى غَيرِ المَسيرِ إِلى

مَن حَظّهُ في المَعالي غَير مُشتَركِ

مَن حَظّهُ في المَعالي غَير مُشتَركِ

I would not have settled for anything but journeying to

Would have kept me from limiting myself to any but

one whose share in lofty honors is shared by none.

He whose portion of glory no other shares.

لكِنَّهُ فَلَكُ الفَضلِ المُحيطِ وَما

لكِنَّهُ فَلَكُ الفَضلِ المُحيطِ وَما

مِن عادَةِ الشَمسِ أَن تَنأى عَنِ الفَلَكِ

مِن عادَةِ الشَمسِ أَن تَنأى عَنِ الفَلَكِ

But he is the sphere of all-encompassing excellence, and it is not

But he is the all-encompassing sphere of nobility, and

the sun's habit to stray from the celestial sphere.

It is not the sun's custom to distance itself from the celestial sphere.