عبدservant (in Abd al-Aziz) العزيزthe Mighty (in Abd al-Aziz) بأيat which وفdelegation (first part of the split word)
عبد العزيز بأي وف
دcompletes the split word “delegation” منfrom بلاديmy country تفرحُyou rejoice
د من بلادي تفرحُ
Abd al-Aziz, at which delega-
tion from my country do you rejoice?
هلاwhy did you not فرحتyou rejoiced بشاعرin a poet
هلا فرحت بشاعر
مثليlike me حكيمa sage ينصحُhe gives counsel
مثلي حكيم ينصحُ
Why did you not rejoice in a poet
like me—a sage who gives counsel?