ياO مليكاًking تنظرُgaze الشهبthe bright stars لهupon him
يا مليكاً تنظرُ الشهب له
مثلماjust as تنظرgaze للشهبupon the bright stars الورىmortals
مثلما تنظر للشهب الورى
O king upon whom the bright stars gaze,
O king who watches the stars as
just as mortals gaze upon the bright stars.
People watch falling stars,
دُمremain كذاthus فيat كلevery وقتmoment سامعاًlistening
دُم كذا في كل وقت سامعاً
مدحاًpraises يعيconfounds مداهاtheir reach الفكراthe mind
مدحاً يعي مداها الفكرا
Remain thus, at every moment listening
Remain always listening
to praises whose reach confounds the mind.
To praise that stretches thought.
كلماwhenever أوردتI recount منهاfrom them قصصاًtales
كلما أوردت منها قصصاً
حرجتgrew constricted منهاbecause of them صدورbreasts الشعراthe poets
حرجت منها صدور الشعرا
Whenever I recount tales from them,
Whenever I recount stories of them
the poets' breasts grow tight because of them.
The hearts of poets feel discomfort.