قلsay لجمالto Jamal الملكal-Mulk عنon behalf of عمهhis uncle
قل لجمال الملك عن عمه
مدحكpraising you ياO بدرfull moon الدجىthe night's darkness قوتيmy sustenance
مدحك يا بدر الدجى قوتي
Say to Jamal al-Mulk on behalf of his uncle:
Tell the king's beauty about his uncle
Praising you, O full moon of the night's darkness, is my sustenance.
Your praise, O full moon of night, is my strength
فلاso do not تدعنيleave me اليومtoday فيin خجلةembarrassment
فلا تدعني اليوم في خجلة
ياO سيّديmy lord معwith ستِّLady ياYa- (part of Yaqut) قوتِ-qut (part of Yaqut)
يا سيّدي مع ستِّ يا قوتِ
So do not leave me today in embarrassment,
So do not leave me embarrassed today
O my lord, with Lady Yaqut.
My master, with my lady, O my strength
وانفذand send بماwith what فيin رقعتيmy note عاجلاat once
وانفذ بما في رقعتي عاجلا
أكنI may be إليهاto her غيرnot ممقوتِloathed
أكن إليها غير ممقوتِ
And send at once what my note requests,
And comply with what is in my message urgently
so that I may not be loathed by her.
Let me not be undeserving to her
فلستfor I am not كالغيرlike others علىaccording to ماwhat أرىI see
فلست كالغير على ما أرى
منfrom جودكyour generosity الجمّabundant بمبخوتِat all fortunate
من جودك الجمّ بمبخوتِ
For, unlike others, I am not—as far as I can see—
For I am not like others, as I see
favored by your abundant generosity.
Of your abundant generosity, unstingy