أما حمى قاضي القضاة فإنني

أما حمى قاضي القضاة فإنني

عن جاهِهِ أروي الصحيح وماله

عن جاهِهِ أروي الصحيح وماله

As for the chief judge’s sanctuary, indeed I

The fever of the chief judge, I do tell

recount the truth about his standing and his wealth.

Of his rank, the truth, and his wealth as well

مهما سألت عن اخْتلاف مقاصدِي

مهما سألت عن اخْتلاف مقاصدِي

قالت حلاه أجزته بسؤالي

قالت حلاه أجزته بسؤالي

Whatever I ask about my differing aims,

Whatever you ask of my motives' ranges

at my request, his virtues say, “I have rewarded him.”

It said his solutions pleased my questions