تفضّلbe generous أيّهاO الملكُthe king المعلّىexalted
تفضّل أيّها الملكُ المعلّى
فإنّfor indeed الشّهبthe bright stars دونكbeneath you فيin العلوّloftiness
فإنّ الشّهب دونك في العلوّ
Be generous, O exalted king,
O exalted king, ascend
For the bright stars are beneath you in loftiness.
For the stars compared to you are low
عشقتyou have loved المكرماتnoble deeds بغيرwithout شكّdoubt
عشقت المكرمات بغير شكّ
وذاكand that العشقُlove مُمتنعimmune to السلوّforgetting one's love
وذاك العشقُ مُمتنع السلوّ
You have loved noble deeds, beyond doubt,
I have loved gifts undoubtedly
And that love cannot be forgotten.
And that love cannot be attained
غداhas become للجمعfor the union يمنعprevents بينbetween حظّيmy fortune
غدا للجمع يمنع بين حظّي
وبينيand between me مُدبرُthe adverse turn of الزّمنtime العدُوّhostile
وبيني مُدبرُ الزّمن العدُوّ
Now thwarting the union of my fortune
Tomorrow at the gathering he will prevent
And me is the hostile turn of time.
Between my fortune and me, the enemy, time
فهلso, may ...? أحظىI be favored بمنفعةwith a benefit أراهاI see it
فهل أحظى بمنفعة أراها
لكيسيfor my purse منكfrom you مانعةpreventing الخلوّemptiness
لكيسي منك مانعة الخلوّ
So may I gain a boon that I see
Will I be granted any benefit I see
Keeping my purse from emptiness, bestowed by you?
From you, my wise one, preventing solitude