ياO مُطرِيَpraiser of المَولىthe lord الرَفيعِlofty الذُراthe summits
يا مُطرِيَ المَولى الرَفيعِ الذُرا
نِلتَyou attained المُنىthe wishes فَاِنزِلso alight بِوادٍin a valley خَصيبfertile
نِلتَ المُنى فَاِنزِل بِوادٍ خَصيب
O you who extol the lord of lofty heights,
O you who sends plentiful rain from on high
You have attained your wishes; so alight in a fertile valley.
You have attained your wish, so descend upon a fertile valley
ياO واقِفاًone standing بَينamong مغانيdwelling places اللِوىal-Liwa
يا واقِفاً بَين مغاني اللِوى
فَتَحتَyou opened بِالأَغزالِwith the love poems بابَthe door of الحَبيبthe beloved
فَتَحتَ بِالأَغزالِ بابَ الحَبيب
O you who stand among the dwellings of al-Liwa,
O you who stands between the pleasures of desire
You have opened the beloved’s door with love poems.
You have opened the door of the beloved with the gazelles
ياO ساقيَcupbearer to النَدمانِthe boon companion حَسبىenough for me الذيwhat
يا ساقيَ النَدمانِ حَسبى الذي
يُرَدِّدُrepeats الشاعرُthe poet ساقيmy cupbearer الأَريبdiscerning
يُرَدِّدُ الشاعرُ ساقي الأَريب
O cupbearer to the boon companion, enough for me is what
O you who gives drink to the regretful, it suffices me
The poet, my discerning cupbearer, repeats.
What the poet repeats, the pourer of the pleasant drink
ياO شعراءَpoets of العَصرthe age جوزيتُمُmay you all be rewarded
يا شعراءَ العَصر جوزيتُمُ
خيراًwith good عنfor الإِحسانِthe kindness قُلsay ياO خَطيبorator
خيراً عن الإِحسانِ قُل يا خَطيب
O poets of the age, may you be rewarded
O poets of the age, you have been rewarded
With good for your kindness—say so, O orator.
With good for kindness, say O orator