أيّهاO you الناظرthe observer المفكّرُthe one pondering فيماon what
أيّها الناظر المفكّرُ فيما
قَصَرَتْfell short عنof نَظيرهits like أنظارُهْhis gaze
قَصَرَتْ عن نَظيره أنظارُهْ
O observer, pondering that
Whose like has eluded his gaze,
ماwhat الَّذيthat which أَنْتَyou قائلsaying فيabout أميرan emir
ما الَّذي أَنْتَ قائل في أمير
منby way of فخارٍglory وهذهand these آثارهhis works
من فخارٍ وهذه آثاره
What will you say of an emir
By way of praise, when these are his works?
جادَhe excelled فيin حُسنهاits beauty وأحسنُand more beautiful منهاthan it
جادَ في حُسنها وأحسنُ منها
فيin معاليهhis noble qualities مجدهhis glory واقتدارهand his might
في معاليه مجده واقتداره
He excelled in beautifying it; yet fairer than it
Are his glory and might among his noble qualities.
دارُa house عِزّhonor الأميرthe emir جابرJabir فيهاin it
دارُ عِزّ الأمير جابر فيها
مذsince بناهاhe built it محلُّهhis dwelling وقرارهand his abode
مذ بناها محلُّه وقراره
A house of honor, where Emir Jabir
Has had his dwelling and abode since he built it,
لتحلّso they may lodge الضيوفthe guests فيin ماwhat بناهhe built it
لتحلّ الضيوف في ما بناه
وترىand see ماwhat يَسُرُّهاdelights them زوّارهhis visitors
وترى ما يَسُرُّها زوّاره
So that guests may lodge in what he built
And his visitors see what delights them.
شيدَhe erected داراًa house وعزَّand was exalted جاراًas a neighbor فأرِّخْso record the date
شيدَ داراً وعزَّ جاراً فأرِّخْ
بُنِيَتْwas built بالسرورwith joy والعزِّand honor دارُهhis house
بُنِيَتْ بالسرور والعزِّ دارُه
He raised a house and was exalted as a neighbor; so record the date:
His house was built with joy and honor.
Sol 6.1