أَكتيبةO band الكتابof scribes أُيَّدَmay be strengthened جمعُكمyour company
أَكتيبة الكتاب أُيَّدَ جمعُكم
بعنايةthrough the care of المولىthe lord الخليفةthe caliph أحمدAhmad
بعناية المولى الخليفة أحمد
O band of scribes, may your company be strengthened
O council of writers, your gathering is supported
Through the care of the lord, Caliph Ahmad.
By the care of the Caliph Ahmed
لاdo not تمطلواdelay paying دَيْنthe debt of الغريبthe stranger فإننيfor indeed I
لا تمطلوا دَيْن الغريب فإنني
منكمone of you وإنand even if رَغِمَتْwere humbled لذلin disgrace حُسَّدَيmy enviers
منكم وإن رَغِمَتْ لذل حُسَّدَي
Do not delay paying the stranger's due, for I
Do not delay the debt of the stranger, for I
Am one of you, though my enviers be humbled in disgrace.
Am one of you, though the jealous may spite me
زيَّنتُمُyou adorned حلprose البيانeloquence بسحركمwith your magic
زيَّنتُمُ حل البيان بسحركم
أَلِيوْمِfor the day of? زينةadornment سحركمyour magic منany موعدِappointed time
أَلِيوْمِ زينة سحركم من موعدِ
You have adorned eloquent prose with your magic;
You have adorned the garment of eloquence with your magic
Is there an appointed time for your magic's day of adornment?
Is the adornment of your magic appointed for today?
فلْتَسْمحواso grant generously ليto me بالقصائدwith the poems عاجلاًat once
فلْتَسْمحوا لي بالقصائد عاجلاً
ولتَبلغواand may you attain مماof what أؤمَلI hope for مقصديmy aim
ولتَبلغوا مما أؤمَل مقصدي
So grant me poems without delay,
So forgive me the poems immediately
And fulfill the aim I hope for.
And let my hope attain its purpose through you
Sol 6.1