1. Do not deprive me of my comfort, Ma'n,
For through generosity they have enchanted Yahya ibn Mansur,
١. لا تَعدَموا راحَتَي مَعنٍ فَإِنَّهُما
بِالجودِ أَفتَنَتا يَحيى بِنَ مَنصورِ
2. When he saw my comforts flowing,
With gifts unstinting and unmeasured,
٢. لَمّا رَأَى راحَتَي مَعنٍ تَدَفَّقَتا
بِنائِلٍ مِن عَطاءٍ غَيرِ مَنزورِ
3. He threw off his outer garments
And devoted himself to poetry of fine rhetoric and adornment.
٣. أَلقى المُسوح الَّتي قَد كانَ يَلبَسُها
وَظَلَّ لِلشِعرِ ذا رَصفٍ وَتَحبيرُ