قد عَزَمْنا على التصّيد والنُّزْ

قد عَزَمْنا على التصّيد والنُّزْ

هَةِ والصّيدُ في التَّنَزُّه فَضْلُ

هَةِ والصّيدُ في التَّنَزُّه فَضْلُ

We have resolved upon hunting and recreation;

We are determined to go hunting and strolling

hunting adds merit to recreation.

And hunting while strolling has special merit

فيه ضَرْبٌ من السياسة والعَزْ

فيه ضَرْبٌ من السياسة والعَزْ

مِ وفيه لِلْحَزْمِ عَقْدٌ وحَلٌ

مِ وفيه لِلْحَزْمِ عَقْدٌ وحَلٌ

In it is a kind of statecraft and resolve,

In it there is a kind of politics and dignity

and in it prudence has its binding and unbinding.

And in it, wisdom has its design and solution

ولَدَيْنا من الجَوَارح للطَّيْ

ولَدَيْنا من الجَوَارح للطَّيْ

رِ ضُروبٌ فهنّ للطير قَتِلُ

رِ ضُروبٌ فهنّ للطير قَتِلُ

And we have, among raptors for hunting birds,

We have different birds of prey for catching

various kinds, deadly to birds.

So they are for catching birds, a killing tool

ولدَيْك البواشِقُ اللاءِ قَدْ رُحْ

ولدَيْك البواشِقُ اللاءِ قَدْ رُحْ

نَ كما رُحْتَ ما لِفَضلِك مِثْلُ

نَ كما رُحْتَ ما لِفَضلِك مِثْلُ

And you have sparrowhawks that have gone forth,

You have gallant hawks that went away

as you have gone forth—your excellence has no equal.

As you went away, nothing equals your merit

فَتَفَضَّلْ بباشِقَ كُلُّ ما فِي

فَتَفَضَّلْ بباشِقَ كُلُّ ما فِي

هِ جَناحٌ ومِخْلَبٌ فِيهِ نَصْل

هِ جَناحٌ ومِخْلَبٌ فِيهِ نَصْل

So kindly grant a sparrowhawk: all that is in

So favor me with any hawk that has

it is wing and a talon bearing a blade.

Wings and claws in which there is sharpness

طالَمَا طاردَ السُّماني وأَضحَى

طالَمَا طاردَ السُّماني وأَضحَى

دَمُها وهْوَ تَحتَ رِجلَيهِ نَعْل

دَمُها وهْوَ تَحتَ رِجلَيهِ نَعْل

Often it has chased quails, and now

It has long pursued the bustard until

their blood, beneath its feet, is a sandal.

Its blood flows while under its feet a sandal

وافِر الدَّسْتِ مُرْهَف الرِّيشِ لولا

وافِر الدَّسْتِ مُرْهَف الرِّيشِ لولا

صَدْرُه لم يكن له مِنه ثِقْلُ

صَدْرُه لم يكن له مِنه ثِقْلُ

Large of foot and fine of feather; were it not for

Abundant in grip, sharp-feathered, if not for

its breast, it would have no weight to it.

Its chest, it would have no weight on it

واقتراحِي له عليكَ لِعلمي

واقتراحِي له عليكَ لِعلمي

أنني مخلِصٌ لديك مُدِلُّ

أنني مخلِصٌ لديك مُدِلُّ

And my asking you for it is because I know

And my suggestion to you, knowing

that I am devoted in your eyes, emboldened by your favor.

I am loyal to you, an avid suitor