هذاthis اللبابيal-Lubabi يحويgathers
هذا اللبابي يحوي
جوائزrewards of الخلفاءthe caliphs
جوائز الخلفاء
This al-Lubabi gathers
This robe contains
the caliphs’ rewards.
The caliphs' prizes
ففيso in (introducing a curse) امthe mother of مديحيmy praise
ففي ام مديحي
وفيand in امthe mother of هجائيmy satire
وفي ام هجائي
So damn the mother of my praise,
In it is my eulogy
and the mother of my satire,
And in it is my satire
وفيand in اميmy mother وإنeven if
وفي امي وإن
كنتI am سيدmaster of الشعراءthe poets
كنت سيد الشعراء
and my own mother, even if
And in it is my mother
I am the master of poets.
Though I am the master poet