يا مَن يُوالي عَلَينا دائِماً وَرَقا

يا مَن يُوالي عَلَينا دائِماً وَرَقا

هَلا بَعَثتَ لَنا في طَيِّها وَرِقا

هَلا بَعَثتَ لَنا في طَيِّها وَرِقا

O you who continually send us sheets of paper,

O you who send us leaves continually

Why not send us silver coins within their folds?

Why not send us through them some money?

إِن كانَ أَعجَزَكُم مِن فَقرِكم وَرِقٌ

إِن كانَ أَعجَزَكُم مِن فَقرِكم وَرِقٌ

فَلَيسَ تعجزُ أَن تُهدي لَنا وَرَقا

فَلَيسَ تعجزُ أَن تُهدي لَنا وَرَقا

If poverty has put silver beyond your means,

If poverty has made you unable to send cash

Then you are still able to give us paper.

It does not prevent you sending us leaves

مَن كانَ في خدمَةِ المَلك الهُمامِ يَكُن

مَن كانَ في خدمَةِ المَلك الهُمامِ يَكُن

ذا هِمَّةٍ وَيَجد نَحوَ النَدى طرُقا

ذا هِمَّةٍ وَيَجد نَحوَ النَدى طرُقا

Whoever serves the magnanimous king should be

Whoever serves the splendid king is endowed

A man of high resolve, and find paths to generosity.

With spirit, and finds paths to gifts

هَذي مَمازَحةٌ لَيسَت مُطالَبَةً

هَذي مَمازَحةٌ لَيسَت مُطالَبَةً

تُقضى بِصَفوِ ودادٍ لَم يَكُن رَنِقا

تُقضى بِصَفوِ ودادٍ لَم يَكُن رَنِقا

This is a jest, not a demand;

This is banter, not begging to be fulfilled

It is met with pure affection that has not been clouded.

With pure affection that was never hoarse