يا من رأى البدر حسن صورته

يا من رأى البدر حسن صورته

فبان في البدر موضع الحسدِ

فبان في البدر موضع الحسدِ

O you whose lovely form the full moon beheld,

O you who saw the beauty of the full moon's form

so the mark of envy appeared upon the full moon.

Then saw in the moon a cause for envy

نحن سنانيرُ أهل دولتكم

نحن سنانيرُ أهل دولتكم

فأنصفونا من صاحب الغدد

فأنصفونا من صاحب الغدد

We are the cats of the people of your realm;

We are the cats of your kingdom's people

so do us justice against the man with the glands.

So treat us fairly against the one with riches

والله لولاك لم تبت مرق الل

والله لولاك لم تبت مرق الل

حم تروي شحومه ثردي

حم تروي شحومه ثردي

By God, but for you, no meat broth would have stayed overnight,

By God if not for you, the broth would not spend the night

its fat soaking my bread sops.

For its fat to be soaked up by Thrud

ولم يحور لي الدقيق ولا

ولم يحور لي الدقيق ولا

كانت تحوز المسلقات يدي

كانت تحوز المسلقات يدي

Nor would flour have been refined for me, nor

And neither would fine flour nor

would my hand have held boiled foods.

My hands obtain boiled meats