Does translate verses (4)
I believe the answer is:
odes
'verses' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'does translate' is the wordplay.
'translate' indicates an anagram.
'does' is an anagram of 'ODES'.
(Other definitions for odes that I've seen before include "Lyric poems" , "Poets write them" , "Verses" , "Lays" , "Keats was fond of them" .)