ياO أباfather of (Abu) عمروٍAmr الذيwho أجمعَunanimously agreed الناfirst part of 'the people'
يا أبا عمروٍ الذي أجمعَ النا
سُcompletion of 'the people' علىupon أَنهthat he is ربيعُspringtime الناسِthe people
سُ على أَنه ربيعُ الناسِ
O Abu Amr, who, as all the people have agreed,
O Abu Amr, whom people agree
is the springtime of the people.
Is the springtime of men
أنَّستْنيcomforted me مواعدٌpromises منكَfrom you فيهاin them
أنَّستْني مواعدٌ منكَ فيها
للمفاليسِfor the penniless غايةُthe utmost degree الإيناسِcomfort
للمفاليسِ غايةُ الإيناسِ
Promises from you have comforted me; in them
Your promises have consoled me
lies the utmost comfort for the penniless.
Bringing hope to paupers in dire straits
ورجائيand my hope جودُgenerosity الأميرthe emir رجاءُa hope
ورجائي جودُ الأمير رجاءُ
لمhas not يَشُبْmarred حُسْنَهits beauty قبيحُugliness الياسdespair
لم يَشُبْ حُسْنَه قبيحُ الياس
And my hope for the emir's generosity is a hope
And my hope is the prince’s generosity
whose beauty the ugliness of despair has not marred—
A hope whose beauty doubt cannot mar
ليذودَso that he may drive away الإفلاسَbankruptcy عنِّيَfrom me حتىuntil
ليذودَ الإفلاسَ عنِّيَ حتى
أغتديI become مُفْلِساًbankrupt منof الإفلاسbankruptcy
أغتدي مُفْلِساً من الإفلاس
that he may drive bankruptcy away from me, until
To ward penury from me until
I become bankrupt of bankruptcy.
I escape from ruin, no longer poor