1. عبث السرور بمهجتي ولساني

    عبث الصبا بالزهر والأغصان

    Joy toyed with my heart and tongue,

    As the east wind toys with blossoms and branches.

  2. وحلا الحديث فقلت لما أن بدا

    بدر لخدمته سرى النيران

    And conversation grew sweet; I said, when there appeared

    A full moon, in whose service the two luminaries journeyed by night:

  3. ان السلامة والسرور تعانقا

    بختان عمرو نجل ذي الاحسان

    Indeed, well-being and joy have embraced

    At the circumcision of ʿAmr, son of the beneficent one—

  4. أعني سليمان بن مسعود الذي

    قاد الزمان لما عنى بعنان

    I mean Sulayman ibn Masʿud, who

    Led Time by the reins toward his intended ends.

  5. فلك الهناء أبا الربيع به ودم

    والسعد يحرسكم بكل مكان

    So joy be yours in him, Abu al-Rabiʿ, and may you endure,

    While good fortune guards you everywhere.

  6. والله يحفظه بعين رعاية

    ويقيه شر عوارض الازمان

    And may God guard him with a caring eye,

    And shield him from the harm of time's misfortunes,

  7. حتى تراه مهذبا قد حل في

    أوج العلا متمكن الاركان

    Until you see him, refined, having settled at

    The summit of glory, his foundations secure.

  8. فيسركم وتقر عينكم به

    وينال كل الفخر في الميدان

    So he may gladden you, and your eye find comfort in him,

    And attain all glory in the arena.

  9. هذا وقد طلب الحضور جنابكم

    جوزيتم بالخير والاحسان

    This said, Your Honor has requested my presence—

    May you be rewarded with goodness and kindness.

  10. لكن لعذر فاصفحوا إذ لم أكن

    ممن بمحفلكم يعد مكاني

    But I had an excuse; forgive me, for I was not

    Counted among those present at your gathering.

  11. فاقبل وقل يابن البروني عذركم

    لوضوحه أغنى عن التبيان

    So accept it and say: 'O son of al-Baruni, your excuse

    Is clear enough to need no explanation.'

  12. وقصيدي عني ينوب حضورها

    والله يعلم خافيات جناتي

    And my poem's presence stands in for me;

    And God knows what lies hidden in my gardens.

  13. دمتم بعز رافلين ونعمة

    درجاتكم يصبو لها التوأمنان

    May you ever trail your robes in honor and blessing;

    To your ranks the Twins aspire.

  14. بمحمد صلى عليه وآله

    رب الخلائق ما جرى الملوان

    Through Muhammad—may he and his family be blessed

    By the Lord of creation, as long as night and day run their course.