وَمَن لَم يُرد مَدحي فَإِنَّ قَصائِدي

وَمَن لَم يُرد مَدحي فَإِنَّ قَصائِدي

نَوافِقُ عِندَ الأَكرَمينَ سَوامِ

نَوافِقُ عِندَ الأَكرَمينَ سَوامِ

And whoever does not desire my praise—indeed, my poems

And he who does not want my praise, well then my poems

are in demand among the noblest, high in esteem;

Accord with the generous wherever they go.

نَوافِقُ عِندَ المُشتَري الحَمدَ بِالنَدى

نَوافِقُ عِندَ المُشتَري الحَمدَ بِالنَدى

نِفاقَ بَناتِ الحارِثِ بنِ هِشامِ

نِفاقَ بَناتِ الحارِثِ بنِ هِشامِ

in demand with him who buys praise through generosity,

They accord wherever one buys praise with grace,

as sought-after as the daughters of al-Harith ibn Hisham.

Like the giving of the daughters of Hisham.