صَكَكتَ عَلى سُلَيمانَ بنِ وَهبٍ

صَكَكتَ عَلى سُلَيمانَ بنِ وَهبٍ

أَبا حَسَنٍ بِديوانِ البَريدِ

أَبا حَسَنٍ بِديوانِ البَريدِ

You dealt a blow to Sulayman ibn Wahb,

You blamed Sulaiman ibn Wahb

O Abu Hasan, at the postal bureau.

Abu Hasan in the post office

وَآلُ أَبي الوَزيرِ رَغَوتَ فيهِم

وَآلُ أَبي الوَزيرِ رَغَوتَ فيهِم

رُغاءَ البُكرِ في وادي ثَمودِ

رُغاءَ البُكرِ في وادي ثَمودِ

And among the family of Abu al-Wazir you bellowed

And the family of Abul Wazir you barked at them

Like the young camel's bellow in the valley of Thamud.

The barking of a young camel in the valley of Thamud

وَأَمّا أَحمَدُ بنُ أَبي دُؤادٍ

وَأَمّا أَحمَدُ بنُ أَبي دُؤادٍ

فَقَد أَيتَمتَ مِنهُ أَبا الوَليدِ

فَقَد أَيتَمتَ مِنهُ أَبا الوَليدِ

And as for Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad,

As for Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad

You have indeed left Abu al-Walid orphaned by his loss.

Indeed, from him you have orphaned Abul Walid

فَشَدَّ اللَهُ مِن بَغدادَ رُكناً

فَشَدَّ اللَهُ مِن بَغدادَ رُكناً

وَسَلَّمَ مِنكَ أَولادَ الرَشيدِ

وَسَلَّمَ مِنكَ أَولادَ الرَشيدِ

So may God strengthen a pillar of Baghdad,

So God has strengthened a pillar from Baghdad

And keep al-Rashid's children safe from you.

And saved from you the children of al-Rashid

وَكُلُّ مَديحَةٍ لَكَ في أُناسٍ

وَكُلُّ مَديحَةٍ لَكَ في أُناسٍ

فَإِنَّ مَصيرَها يا عَينُ جودي

فَإِنَّ مَصيرَها يا عَينُ جودي

And every praise-poem of yours about people—

And any praise poem for you among people

Its end is surely: 'O eye, pour forth tears!'

Its destination, O most generous one, is

وَأَيَّةُ نِعمَةٍ لَم تَرمِ فيها

وَأَيَّةُ نِعمَةٍ لَم تَرمِ فيها

بِشُؤمٍ مِنكَ يَثلِمُ في الحَديدِ

بِشُؤمٍ مِنكَ يَثلِمُ في الحَديدِ

And into what blessing have you not cast

And which blessing have you not thrown

Ill luck from you that cuts notches in iron?

At it an omen of ill from you that pierces like iron

حَنانَيكَ اِرحَمِ الشُعَراءَ وَاِمنُن

حَنانَيكَ اِرحَمِ الشُعَراءَ وَاِمنُن

عَلَيهِم بِاِجتِنابِ أَبي سَعيدِ

عَلَيهِم بِاِجتِنابِ أَبي سَعيدِ

I beg your mercy! Pity the poets, and bestow a favor

Your compassion - have mercy on the poets and be generous

On them by avoiding Abu Sa'id.

To them by avoiding Abi Sa'id