ألاListen! أيهاO you الزوارthe visitors لاno يدfavor عندكمwith you
ألا أيها الزوار لا يد عندكم
أياديكمyour favors عنديto me أجلnobler وأكبرand greater
أياديكم عندي أجل وأكبر
Listen, O visitors: I have done you no favor;
O visitors, you have no hands with you
Your favors to me are nobler and greater.
While my hands with you are great and sublime
وإنand if كنتمyou were أفردتمونيyou singled me out للرجاfor hope
وإن كنتم أفردتموني للرجا
فشكريthen my gratitude لكمto you منthan شكركمyour gratitude ليto me أكثرgreater
فشكري لكم من شكركم لي أكثر
And if you have singled me out as the object of your hopes,
And if you have singled me out for hope
Then my thanks to you exceed your thanks to me.
My thanks to you are greater than your thanks to me
وإنيand indeed I للمعروفfor kindness أهلworthy وموضعand a fitting place
وإني للمعروف أهل وموضع
ينالis attained الرضاsatisfaction عنديwith me وعرضيand my honor موفّرpreserved
ينال الرضا عندي وعرضي موفّر
And I am indeed worthy of kindness, and a fitting home for it;
And I am indeed worthy and deserving of kindness
Satisfaction is found with me, and my honor is preserved.
Contentment in me is abundant and satisfied
فماso whatever حكمdecree الزوارthe visitors فيهconcerning it تحكَّمواthey have their way
فما حكم الزوار فيه تحكَّموا
وكلهمand each of them عنديto me أميرa prince موقّرhonored
وكلهم عندي أمير موقّر
So whatever the visitors decree concerning it, they have their way;
So decide the judgment of visitors as you wish
And each of them is, to me, an honored prince.
For all of them I see as honored princes
كفانيsuffices me منof ماليmy wealth دلاصgleaming mail وسابحand a swift steed
كفاني من مالي دلاص وسابح
وأبيضand a bright sword منof صافpure الحديدiron ومغفرand a mail hood
وأبيض من صاف الحديد ومغفر
Of my wealth, gleaming mail and a swift steed suffice me,
Enough for me are my horses, weapons, and forgiving blades
And a bright sword of pure iron, and a mail hood.
Whiter than polished iron, ready to pardon