فَإِنَّ رَأي لا رَأي سواءاً وَلا بَرح ال

فَإِنَّ رَأي لا رَأي سواءاً وَلا بَرح ال

إِقبال مُشتَمِلاً أَيّامَ دَولَتِهِ

إِقبال مُشتَمِلاً أَيّامَ دَولَتِهِ

For the view—no view is equal [wording unclear]—and may the

My opinion and any other are equal, and fate

good fortune continue to encompass the days of his rule—

Has continued to bestow its days of empire,

أَن يَقتَضي لي مِن إِنعامِهِ خِلَعاً

أَن يَقتَضي لي مِن إِنعامِهِ خِلَعاً

تَنوبُ عَن مَنطِقي في شُكرِ نِعمَتهُ

تَنوبُ عَن مَنطِقي في شُكرِ نِعمَتهُ

is that he procure for me robes of honor from his bounty,

Wishing from its bounty to grant me a robe

to stand in for my speech in gratitude for his favor.

That would suffice for my tongue in thanks for its favor,

إِذا تَأَمَّلَها الحُسّادُ لائِحَةً

إِذا تَأَمَّلَها الحُسّادُ لائِحَةً

تَيَقَّنوا أَنَّها عُنوانُ نِيَّتِهِ

تَيَقَّنوا أَنَّها عُنوانُ نِيَّتِهِ

When the envious contemplate them, plainly displayed,

So that when the envious regard it outspread

they know for certain that they are the sign of his intent.

They will know it as proof of his intention.