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Tell the guardian, we visited his excellence

قل للنقيب لقد زرنا فضيلته

1. Tell the guardian, we visited his excellence
But guards and doorkeepers kept us from him

١. قُل لِلنَقيبِ لَقَد زُرنا فَضيلَتَهُ
فَذادَنا عَنهُ حُرّاسٌ وَحُجّابُ

2. Your door was once open to visitors
Today, it is shut tight before the visitor

٢. قَد كانَ بابُكَ مَفتوحاً لِقاصِدِهِ
وَاليَومَ أوصِدَ دونَ القاصِدِ البابُ

3. Why not recall our companionship in the house of books
For despite the turns of fate, we are friends

٣. هَلّا ذَكَرتَ بِدارِ الكُتبِ صُحبَتَنا
إِذ نَحنُ رَغمَ صُروفُ الدَهرِ أَحبابُ

4. Had I come to the door, he would have honored me
And he would have honored me, had I come to his door

٤. لَوَ اِنَّني جِئتُ لِلبابا لَأَكرَمَني
وَكانَ يُكرِمُني لَو جِئتُهُ البابُ

5. Fear no reward, for I've come seeking one
I'm nobleborn, and nobles have their standards

٥. لا تَخشَ جائِزَةً قَد جِئتُ أَطلُبُها
إِنّي شَريفٌ وَلِلأَشرافِ أَحسابُ

6. So congratulate yourself on the favor you've attained
Though after this day, causes separate you and I

٦. فَاِهنَأ بِما نِلتَ مِن فَضلٍ وَإِن قُطِعَت
بَيني وَبَينَكَ بَعدَ اليَومِ أَسبابُ