أبلغ أبا الجَيشِ الأميرَ رِسالةً

أبلغ أبا الجَيشِ الأميرَ رِسالةً

هجَمَ التفرُّدُ بي عَلى إِرسالِها

هجَمَ التفرُّدُ بي عَلى إِرسالِها

Convey a message to Prince Abu al-Jaysh:

Convey to the commander of the army, sir, a message

solitude has driven me to send it.

Solitude overwhelmed me into sending it

يا ذا الَّذي يَقِفُ العُفاةُ بِبابِهِ

يا ذا الَّذي يَقِفُ العُفاةُ بِبابِهِ

فتَظَلُّ واقِفَةً عَلى آمالِها

فتَظَلُّ واقِفَةً عَلى آمالِها

O you at whose door seekers of bounty stand,

O you, at whose door the destitute stand

and remain standing upon their hopes;

Remaining expectantly hopeful

فإِذا أَتَتهُ تَصَرَّفَت في مالِه

فإِذا أَتَتهُ تَصَرَّفَت في مالِه

فكأنَّهُ مُتَصَرِّفٌ في مالِها

فكأنَّهُ مُتَصَرِّفٌ في مالِها

when they come to him, they dispose freely of his wealth,

When she comes to him, she disposes of his money

as though he were disposing of theirs—

As if he were disposing of her money

مِن فَرطِ ما عايَنتُهُ مِن بِشرِه

مِن فَرطِ ما عايَنتُهُ مِن بِشرِه

بِقُدومِها ورَأيتُ من إدلالِها

بِقُدومِها ورَأيتُ من إدلالِها

because of the great joy I witnessed in him

Due to the excessive joy I saw in his face

at their arrival, and the confident familiarity I saw in them.

At her arrival, and how he pampered her

ما لِلمَعالي أصبَحَت مَشغولَة

ما لِلمَعالي أصبَحَت مَشغولَة

عنِّي وكنتُ أعدُّ من أشغالِها

عنِّي وكنتُ أعدُّ من أشغالِها

Why have lofty honors become distracted

The dignities have become busy with other things

from me, when I used to be counted among their concerns?

And neglected me, though I counted myself among their occupations