أَياO مَنْyou who حَوىpossessed الأدَبthe literary learning المنتقىthe choicest
أَيا مَنْ حَوى الأدَب المنتقى
ومَنْand you who ظلَّcontinued تُحمدare praised آثارُهhis deeds
ومَنْ ظلَّ تُحمد آثارُه
O you who possess the choicest literary learning,
O you who embody refined literature,
and you whose deeds are ever praised,
Whose traces continue to earn praise,
تفضّلbe gracious عليَّto me بمقلوبwith the reverse of صدrejection
تفضّل عليَّ بمقلوب صد
مُصحَّفaltered in its letter-dots قوليmy saying خَبَتْdied out نارُهhis fire
مُصحَّف قولي خَبَتْ نارُه
favor me with the reverse of 'ṣadd' ('rejection'),
Please bestow upon me a kind word,
a dot-altered form of my saying, 'His fire died out.'
To amend my misspeech, whose fire has dimmed.