يا أَيَّها المُلكُ الَّذي كُلِّ الوَرى

يا أَيَّها المُلكُ الَّذي كُلِّ الوَرى

قِسمانُ بَينَ رَجائِهِ وَحذارِهِ

قِسمانُ بَينَ رَجائِهِ وَحذارِهِ

O king, for whom all people

O King who rules all the land

Fall into two groups, between hope in him and fear of him:

People are divided between hope and caution towards you

فَمناح قَد فازَ سَهمُ طلابِه

فَمناح قَد فازَ سَهمُ طلابِه

وَمداهن قَد جالَ قَدحُ بوارِهِ

وَمداهن قَد جالَ قَدحُ بوارِهِ

So a lavish giver, whose quest's arrow has won,

Some have had their wishes fulfilled by your arrow

And a flatterer, whose lot-arrow of ruin has been cast.

While others have seen their cups emptied by its rejection

هذي بُخارى تَشتَكي أَلَمَ الصَدى

هذي بُخارى تَشتَكي أَلَمَ الصَدى

وَتَقولُ قَولاً نُبتُ في اخبارِهِ

وَتَقولُ قَولاً نُبتُ في اخبارِهِ

Here is Bukhara, lamenting the pain of thirst,

And saying things sprouting from its news

And speaking words I convey on her behalf:

What would befall it if he decides to care for my land

ماذا عَلَيهِ لَو يَهُمُّ بِعرصتي

ماذا عَلَيهِ لَو يَهُمُّ بِعرصتي

فَأَكونُ بَعضَ بِلادِهِ وَدِيارِهِ

فَأَكونُ بَعضَ بِلادِهِ وَدِيارِهِ

What would it cost him to set his mind on my grounds,

So I become part of his country and homes

So that I might become part of his lands and dwellings?