أقسمتI swore براin earnest أَنthat بوريa reed mat لهbelonging to him
أقسمت برا أَن بوري له
مؤاجرrented out منsince عهدthe time of بورانِBūrān
مؤاجر من عهد بورانِ
I swore in earnest that a reed mat of his
I swore by Ra that I will show him
Has been rented out since the days of Būrān.
Wages from the covenant of Búrán
قدalready خرفhas grown senile العلقthe darling وماyet not علقتhas been hung
قد خرف العلق وما علقت
فيon خدّهhis cheek مخلاةa feedbag زهمانِZahmān
في خدّه مخلاة زهمانِ
The darling has grown senile, yet never has there hung
The calf has grown senile and I have not
Upon his cheek the feedbag of Zahmān.
Hung on his cheek a lock from time
العفوpardon منfrom كتّابthe scribes of ديوانِناour bureau
العفو من كتّاب ديوانِنا
إنif كانwas مكتوباrecorded بديوانِin a register
إن كان مكتوبا بديوانِ
I beg pardon of the scribes of our bureau,
Pardon from the scribes of our Diwan
If he is recorded in a register.
If it is written in the Diwan