غَيْمُ مَدَامِعِهِ تَفِيْضُ

غَيْمُ مَدَامِعِهِ تَفِيْضُ

وَثِيَابُهُ سُودٌ وَبِيْضُ

وَثِيَابُهُ سُودٌ وَبِيْضُ

A cloud whose tears overflow,

His tears overflow

and whose robes are black and white.

His clothes black and white

يَبْكِي فَيَضْحَكُ مِنْ طَوِيْ

يَبْكِي فَيَضْحَكُ مِنْ طَوِيْ

لِ بُكَائِهِ الرَّوْضُ الأَرِيْضُ

لِ بُكَائِهِ الرَّوْضُ الأَرِيْضُ

It weeps, and through its long

He weeps then laughs gently

weeping the luxuriant meadow laughs.

For his crying the garden is delighted

وَلَدَيَّ إِخْوَانٌ قَرَا

وَلَدَيَّ إِخْوَانٌ قَرَا

ئِحُهُمْ بُحُورٌ لاَتَغِيْضُ

ئِحُهُمْ بُحُورٌ لاَتَغِيْضُ

And I have companions whose

I have brothers who recite

poetic gifts are seas that never ebb.

Their eulogies oceans that do not dry up

وَلَنَا مُغَنٍّ جَلَّ قَدْ

وَلَنَا مُغَنٍّ جَلَّ قَدْ

رَاً أَنْ يَشَاكِلَهُ الغَرِيْضُ

رَاً أَنْ يَشَاكِلَهُ الغَرِيْضُ

And we have a singer too exalted in

We have a renowned singer

rank for al-Gharid to match him.

None can equal his melody

وَالرًّاحُ قَدْ عَزَّتْ عَلَى الشُّ

وَالرًّاحُ قَدْ عَزَّتْ عَلَى الشُّ

عَرَاءِ مُذْ ذَلَّ القَرِيْضُ

عَرَاءِ مُذْ ذَلَّ القَرِيْضُ

And wine has grown costly for the

The wind has prevailed over the poets

poets since verse was cheapened.

Since the ode waned

وَعَلَيْكَ عَوَّلَ فِي النَّدَى

وَعَلَيْكَ عَوَّلَ فِي النَّدَى

مَنْ رَاحَ لَيْسَ بِهِ نُهُوضُ

مَنْ رَاحَ لَيْسَ بِهِ نُهُوضُ

And on you, for generosity, has relied

In benevolence, you are relied upon

one who went forth without strength to rise.

By one who walks without vigor

وَلأَنْتَ مَرْجَاةُ المُرَجِّ

وَلأَنْتَ مَرْجَاةُ المُرَجِّ

ي عٍنْدَهُ الجَاهُ العَرِيْضُ

ي عٍنْدَهُ الجَاهُ العَرِيْضُ

And surely you are the hopeful one's hope;

You are the hope of the hopeful

with him lies far-reaching influence.

With abundant favor

فَامْنُنْ بِهَا حَمْرَاءَ يَحْ

فَامْنُنْ بِهَا حَمْرَاءَ يَحْ

سُدُ مِسْكَهَا الطِّيْبُ الرَّضِيْضُ

سُدُ مِسْكَهَا الطِّيْبُ الرَّضِيْضُ

So grant that red wine, whose musk

So grant with a red camel

the crushed aromatics envy.

Whose musk the finest perfume would envy

واعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ صَنَائِعَ ال

واعْلَمْ بِأَنَّ صَنَائِعَ ال

مَعْرُوفِ أَكْثَرُهَا قُرُوضُ

مَعْرُوفِ أَكْثَرُهَا قُرُوضُ

And know that deeds of

And know that the works

kindness are mostly loans.

Of kindness are but loans