أَيا مَن ما لَهُ في الجودِ ثانِ

أَيا مَن ما لَهُ في الجودِ ثانِ

وَمَن مَعروفُهُ سَلِسُ العِنانِ

وَمَن مَعروفُهُ سَلِسُ العِنانِ

O you who have no equal in generosity,

O you who has no equal in generosity,

And whose kindness has a yielding rein,

Whose kindness flows unrestrained,

سُروري أَن تَكونَ اليَومَ عِندي

سُروري أَن تَكونَ اليَومَ عِندي

فَعِندي مثسمِعٌ حُلوُ الأَغاني

فَعِندي مثسمِعٌ حُلوُ الأَغاني

My joy is to have you with me today,

It brings me joy that you are here with me today,

For I have a singer, sweet in song,

For here is a singer with a sweet voice,

وَنَدمانٌ يُبادِهُني بِشِعرٍ

وَنَدمانٌ يُبادِهُني بِشِعرٍ

يَنيهُ بِهِ عَرى شِعرِ اِبنِ هاني

يَنيهُ بِهِ عَرى شِعرِ اِبنِ هاني

And a boon companion who offers me impromptu verse,

And a companion who trades verses with me,

With which he boasts of surpassing Ibn Hani's verse.

Challenging the poetry of Ibn Hani.

فَجَمِّلني بِنَفسِكَ فَهوَ يَومٌ

فَجَمِّلني بِنَفسِكَ فَهوَ يَومٌ

جَميلُ الوَجهِ مِن نَسلِ الزَمانِ

جَميلُ الوَجهِ مِن نَسلِ الزَمانِ

So grace me with your presence, for it is a day

So honor me with your company, for this is a day

Fair of face, among Time's offspring.

Of beautiful countenance, from the progeny of time.

فَقُضبُ الرَوضِ بِالأَزهارِ تُجلى

فَقُضبُ الرَوضِ بِالأَزهارِ تُجلى

كَما تُجلى القَصائِدُ بِالمَعاني

كَما تُجلى القَصائِدُ بِالمَعاني

For the garden's branches are adorned with blossoms,

The meadow is adorned with flowers,

Just as poems are adorned with meanings.

As poems are adorned with meanings.