ياO سيدchief الوزراءthe ministers دعوةa plea لائذٍone seeking refuge
يا سيد الوزراء دعوة لائذٍ
حاشاهfar be it from him فيin أيامthe days جودكyour bounty يحرَمbe denied
حاشاه في أيام جودك يحرَم
O chief of ministers, a plea from one seeking refuge—
O minister supreme, I implore your aid
far be it that he should be denied in the days of your bounty.
In your days of grace none shall be denied
طلبrequests الورَىpeople متأخرlater عنthan قبضهمtheir receiving
طلب الورَى متأخر عن قبضهم
فغدوتso I began أنشدI recite والمدامعand the tears تسجمstream down
فغدوت أنشد والمدامع تسجم
People’s requests come after they receive,
My plea though late, let it not go unpaid
so I began reciting while tears streamed:
I recite my ode as tears start to glide
وقفheld الأسىsorrow بيwith me حيثwhere أنتyou فليسso there is no ليfor me
وقف الأسى بي حيث أنت فليس لي
متأخّرretreat عنهfrom it ولاnor متقدمadvance
متأخّر عنه ولا متقدم
Sorrow has held me where you are, so I have no
Grief leaves me paralyzed, for you I stayed
way to retreat from there, nor to advance.
Neither behind nor ahead will I hide
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