لعمركby your life لولاwere it not for آلthe house of بويةBuwayh فيamong الورىhumankind
لعمرك لولا آل بوية في الورى
لكانwould have been نهاريmy day مثلُlike ليلُthe night of المتيَّمone enslaved by love
لكان نهاري مثلُ ليلُ المتيَّم
By your life, were it not for the house of Buwayh among humankind,
My day would have been like the night of one enslaved by love.
وصمتand I would have fasted عنfrom الدنياthe world وأفطرتand I would have broken my fast بالمنىon wishes
وصمت عن الدنيا وأفطرت بالمنى
ولمand not يكbe إلاّexcept بالحديثwith talk تأدُّميmy eating with a condiment
ولم يك إلاّ بالحديث تأدُّمي
And I would have fasted from the world and broken my fast on wishes,
And talk alone would have been my relish.
وأنشدتand I would have recited فيabout داريmy home وفيماand about what أرىI see بهاwithin it
وأنشدت في داري وفيما أرى بها
أمنis it from أمِّmother of أوفىAwfa دمنةٍa dwelling’s remains لمdid not تكلِمspeak
أمن أمِّ أوفى دمنةٍ لم تكلِم
And I would have recited, about my home and what I see within it:
“Is this a trace of Umm Awfa’s camp that has not spoken?”