مَلَكْتَyou have possessed فؤادَthe heart صبِّكyour lovesick lover فيthrough جَمالِكyour beauty
مَلَكْتَ فؤادَ صبِّك في جَمالِك
فلاso do not تُضْنِmake languish مُحبّكyour lover فيthrough دلالِكyour coyness
فلا تُضْنِ مُحبّك في دلالِك
Your beauty has captured the heart of your lovesick lover.
You have captured my heart with your beauty
So do not make your lover languish through your coyness.
So do not be stingy to your lover with your affection
كئيبٌsorrowful منfrom جفونكyour eyelids فيin سقامillness
كئيبٌ من جفونك في سقام
فَعالِجهُso heal him وإلاّand if not فهوthen he is هالكperishing
فَعالِجهُ وإلاّ فهو هالك
Sorrowful, he is ill from your eyelids;
I am sick with longing for your eyes
so heal him, or else he will perish.
So heal me, else I shall perish
يرومُseeks وصالكَunion with you الدَّنفُthe lovesick one المعنىthe tormented one
يرومُ وصالكَ الدَّنفُ المعنى
ولوand even if أنَّthat المنيَّةdeath فيin وصالكunion with you
ولو أنَّ المنيَّة في وصالك
The tormented, lovesick one seeks union with you,
The fervent lover aspires to your union
even if death lies in union with you.
Even if death lies in this union
تحرِّمُyou forbid وَصْلunion منwhoever يهواكloves you ظُلماًunjustly
تحرِّمُ وَصْل من يهواك ظُلماً
وتَبْخَلُand you begrudge فيهwith it حتَّىeven فيin خيالكyour phantom
وتَبْخَلُ فيه حتَّى في خيالك
You unjustly forbid union to the one who loves you,
You unjustly forbid the joining of him who loves you
and begrudge it even in your phantom's presence.
Stingily, even in your imagination
وماand never ينسىforgets لكof you المشتاقthe yearning lover ذكراًa remembrance
وما ينسى لك المشتاق ذكراً
أَيَخْطرdoes ... occur? ذكرهاthe thought of her يوماًever ببالكin your mind
أَيَخْطر ذكرها يوماً ببالك
The yearning lover never forgets to remember you;
The ardent lover cannot forget you
does the thought of her ever cross your mind?
Does his remembrance ever cross your mind?
لقدindeed ضاقتhave narrowed مذاهبُهhis avenues عليهfor him
لقد ضاقت مذاهبُه عليه
وسُدَّتْand were barred دونbefore وِجْهَتِهhis destination المسالكthe paths
وسُدَّتْ دون وِجْهَتِه المسالك
His avenues have indeed narrowed about him,
His paths have narrowed around him
and the paths to his destination have been barred.
And all routes to you are blocked
مَلِلْتُI grew weary وماand not مَلِلْتَyou grew weary عنof التجافيestrangement
مَلِلْتُ وما مَلِلْتَ عن التجافي
فَلِمْso why لاnot مِلتَyou turned يوماًever عنaway from ملالكyour weariness
فَلِمْ لا مِلتَ يوماً عن ملالك
I have grown weary, but you have not tired of estrangement;
I am weary, though you are not weary of estrangement
then why have you not once turned from your weariness?
Why then are you never weary of my weariness?
فياso O ظَبيgazelle الصَّريمthe sand dune وأنتwhile you are ريمٌa white gazelle
فيا ظَبي الصَّريم وأنت ريمٌ
لكمhow many قُنِصَتْwere caught أُسودٌlions فيin حبالكyour snares
لكم قُنِصَتْ أُسودٌ في حبالك
O gazelle of the sand dune, white gazelle that you are,
O gazelle of the meadow, though you are a wild deer
how many lions have been caught in your snares!
How many lions have been hunted in your snares
وإنَّكand you إنْif حَكَيْتَresembled الصّبحَthe dawn فَرقاًin hair-parting
وإنَّك إنْ حَكَيْتَ الصّبحَ فَرقاً
حكىresembled حظِّيmy fortune الشَّقيّwretched سوادthe blackness خالكyour beauty mark
حكى حظِّي الشَّقيّ سواد خالك
If your hair's parting resembles dawn,
When you relate the dawn's separation
my wretched fortune resembles the blackness of your beauty mark.
My wretched fortune tells the tale of your dark moles
أقولُI say لعاذلٍto a reproacher بهواكfor loving you يلحوreproaches
أقولُ لعاذلٍ بهواك يلحو
أَصَمَّmay ... deafen اللهGod سمعيmy hearing عنto مقالكyour words
أَصَمَّ الله سمعي عن مقالك
I say to a reproacher who blames me for loving you:
I say to the critic of your love: may God deafen me
May God deafen my hearing to your words!
From your words and your speech
وبينand between الوجدpassion والسوانand solace (apparently السلوان) بعدa distance
وبين الوجد والسوان بعد
كماjust as بينbetween اتّصالكunion with you وانفصالكand separation from you
كما بين اتّصالك وانفصالك
Between passion and solace lies a gulf,
And between rapture and intimacy afterwards
like that between union with you and parting from you.
Like that between your union and your separation
تحلُّyou make lawful دَماًblood منof العانيthe captive حراماًinviolable
تحلُّ دَماً من العاني حراماً
فهَلاَّso why not كانَbe وَصلُكunion with you منamong حلالكwhat you permit
فهَلاَّ كانَ وَصلُك من حلالك
You permit the shedding of the captive's inviolable blood;
You shed blood unlawful from the passionate lover
why not count union with you among what you allow?
Why then is your union not made lawful?
وهَبْناand grant us منfrom زكاةthe obligatory alms الحسنbeauty وَصلاًunion
وهَبْنا من زكاة الحسن وَصلاً
أماis ... not? تجبis due الزَّكاةthe alms-tax علىon جمالكyour beauty
أما تجب الزَّكاة على جمالك
Grant us union as the alms due on beauty;
We begged for the alms of your beauty's union
is the alms-tax not due on your beauty?
Does not almsgiving become due upon your beauty?
وإنَّاand indeed we فيin هواكlove of you كماas تراناyou see us
وإنَّا في هواك كما ترانا
عطاشىthirsty لاnot تُؤَمِّلناyou give us hope ببالكin your thoughts
عطاشى لا تُؤَمِّلنا ببالك
In loving you we are, as you see us,
We are in our love for you as you see us
thirsty—you offer us no hope in your thoughts.
Thirsty ‒ do not put us off with your mind's games
يُؤَمِّلناpromises us المنىhopes فيكin you المناياdeaths
يُؤَمِّلنا المنى فيك المنايا
ويُوقعُناand casts us غرامكlove of you فيinto المهالكdeadly perils
ويُوقعُنا غرامك في المهالك
Our hopes in you promise us death,
May hopes of you grant us our wishes
and love of you casts us into ruin.
And may your passion cast us into perdition
وماand not طمعthe desire النُّفوسsouls سوىexcept تلاقٍa meeting
وما طمع النُّفوس سوى تلاقٍ
وقدand indeed أطْعَمْتُI have fed نفسيmy soul فيon نوالكyour bounty
وقد أطْعَمْتُ نفسي في نوالك
Souls desire nothing but a meeting,
The souls desire only to meet
and I have fed my soul on your bounty.
And I have fed my soul on your bestowal
منعتَyou prevented ورودَcoming to drink ذاكthat الثَّغرmouth عنِّيfrom me
منعتَ ورودَ ذاك الثَّغر عنِّي
فواظمأso oh, the thirst of الفؤادthe heart إلىfor زلالكyour limpid water
فواظمأ الفؤاد إلى زلالك
You have barred me from drinking at those lips;
You refused the roses of those lips to me
oh, how my heart thirsts for your limpid water!
So my heart thirsts for your drink
أَرَبْعَO abode المالكيّةal-Malikiyya بعدafter ليلىLayla
أَرَبْعَ المالكيّة بعد ليلى
ضلالاًfolly إنْif صَبَوْتُI yearned لغيرfor other than وصالكunion with you
ضلالاً إنْ صَبَوْتُ لغير وصالك
O abode of al-Malikiyya, after Layla,
Will the Maliki jurists go astray after Layla
it would be folly if I yearned for any union but yours.
If I passionately loved other than you?
سُقيتَmay you be watered الرّيَّto fullness منfrom ديَمsteady rains الغواديmorning rainclouds
سُقيتَ الرّيَّ من ديَم الغوادي
تجرُّtrail ذيولهنَّtheir skirts علىover رمالكyour sands
تجرُّ ذيولهنَّ على رمالك
May steady morning rains water you to fullness,
You were watered from the rain clouds of love
trailing their skirts across your sands.
Their trails dragging in your sands
أُقاسيI suffer منfrom ظبائكyour gazelles ماwhat أُقاسيI suffer
أُقاسي من ظبائك ما أُقاسي
وأعظمُand the greatest ماwhat أُكابدI endure منfrom غزالكyour gazelle
وأعظمُ ما أُكابد من غزالك
I suffer from your gazelles what I suffer,
I suffer from your gazelles what I suffer
and my greatest torment comes from your gazelle.
And the greatest of what I endure from your does
وياand O قلباًheart يذوبُmelting عليكfor you وجداًin longing
ويا قلباً يذوبُ عليك وجداً
أرىI see هذاthis الغرامlove علىto وبالكyour ruin
أرى هذا الغرام على وبالك
And O heart that melts with longing for you,
O heart melting in rapture
I see this love leading to your ruin.
I see this passion to be your ruination
يحمِّلكburdens you الهوىpassion حملاًa burden ثقيلاًheavy
يحمِّلك الهوى حملاً ثقيلاً
وماand not احتملتhave borne قلوبٌhearts كاحتمالكas you have borne
وما احتملت قلوبٌ كاحتمالك
Passion burdens you with a heavy load,
Passion loads upon you a heavy burden
and no hearts have borne what you have borne.
No hearts can bear what yours has borne
ألاhark فانشدso seek بذاتat Dhat الضَّالal-Dal (wild lote trees) قلبيmy heart
ألا فانشد بذات الضَّال قلبي
فعهديfor my recollection is أنَّهthat it أضحىcame to be هنالكthere
فعهدي أنَّه أضحى هنالك
Hark, seek my heart at Dhat al-Dal,
Come, let my wandering heart recite about her
for I recall that it came to be there.
For my pact is that it has come to her
ولاand do not تسلكlead بناwith us سبلpaths اللَّواحيreproaching women
ولا تسلك بنا سبل اللَّواحي
فإنِّيfor I فيon سبيلكyour path غيرnot سالكtraveling
فإنِّي في سبيلك غير سالك
Do not lead us down the paths of reproaching women,
Do not take me down the paths of temptation
for I will not follow your path.
For I am not a wanderer in your path
لقدindeed أَرْشَدتَyou guided بلrather أضْلَلْتَyou led astray فيهalong it
لقد أَرْشَدتَ بل أضْلَلْتَ فيه
فلمso I did not أعرفdistinguish رشادكyour guidance منfrom ضلالكyour misguidance
فلم أعرف رشادك من ضلالك
You did guide—rather, misguide—me along it,
Indeed you have guided ‒ or rather misguided ‒ me therein
so I could not tell your guidance from your misguidance.
So I know not your guidance from your misleading
شجيتُI grieved وأَنتَwhile you are منof وجديmy passion خليٌّfree
شجيتُ وأَنتَ من وجدي خليٌّ
وهاand behold حاليmy state ثكلتكmay I be bereaved of you غيرunlike حالكyour state
وها حالي ثكلتك غير حالك
I grieve while you are free of my passion,
I tolerated patiently while you avoided my love
and look: my state—may I be bereaved of you!—is unlike yours.
And here is my state ‒ bereft of you ‒ not your state
فلاso do not تَحْتَلْscheme علىagainst صَبريmy patience بشيءٍwith anything
فلا تَحْتَلْ على صَبري بشيءٍ
منout of العجزhelplessness اتَّكلْتyou relied علىon احتيالكyour cunning
من العجز اتَّكلْت على احتيالك
Do not try any trick against my patience;
So do not cunningly take advantage of my patience in any way
out of helplessness you have relied on your cunning.
Out of inadequacy, I relied upon your tricks
ولاand do not تعذلreproach أخاone afflicted with دنفٍlovesickness عليهfor it
ولا تعذل أخا دنفٍ عليه
متىwhen يصغيdoes he heed لقيلكto your talk أوor لقالكto your words
متى يصغي لقيلك أو لقالك
Do not reproach the lovesick one for it;
And do not rebuke a fervent lover
when would he heed your talk or your words?
When would he listen to your words or your speech?
يزينadorns صباحthe dawn ذاكthat الفرقhair-parting منهof him
يزين صباح ذاك الفرق منه
بأَسْوَدَwith something blacker منthan سوادthe blackness اللَّيلthe night حالكjet-black
بأَسْوَدَ من سواد اللَّيل حالك
He adorns the dawn of his hair's parting
The morn of that separation adorns itself
with a jet-black darkness blacker than the night.
With the blackest black of the night ‒ like your state
وماand what لكhave you بالغرامwith love وأَنتَwhile you are عدلjust
وما لك بالغرام وأَنتَ عدل
تجورُyou act unjustly علىtoward المحبِّthe lover معdespite اعتدالكyour uprightness
تجورُ على المحبِّ مع اعتدالك
What have you to do with love, when you are just,
You have no right to passion and you are justice itself
yet wrong the lover despite your uprightness?
Oppressing the lover along with your composure
أَيَمْلِكُcan he possess? بالهوىthrough love رقِّيmy bondage وإنِّيwhile I
أَيَمْلِكُ بالهوى رقِّي وإنِّي
شهابShihab الدِّينal-Din ليfor me بالفضلthrough excellence مالكa master
شهاب الدِّين لي بالفضل مالك
Can he claim me as love's slave, when
Does passion conquer my honor when I
Shihab al-Din is my master through his excellence?
Possess the glory of religion by my excellence?
أمحمودO Mahmud (praised one) الفضائلvirtues والسَّجاياand character
أمحمود الفضائل والسَّجايا
حَمِدْتُI praised منamong الأَنامhumankind علىfor فعالكyour deeds
حَمِدْتُ من الأَنام على فعالك
O Mahmud, praised for virtues and character,
I am praised for my merits and fine traits
I have praised you, among humankind, for your deeds.
I have been praised by people for my deeds
لقدindeed أُوتيتَyou were granted غايةthe utmost كلّevery فضلٍexcellence
لقد أُوتيتَ غاية كلّ فضلٍ
بخوضكthrough your immersion فيin العلومthe sciences وباشتغالكand through your study
بخوضك في العلوم وباشتغالك
You have indeed been granted the utmost of every excellence,
You have been granted the utmost of all virtue
through your immersion in the sciences and your devotion to study.
In your indulgence in the sciences and your work
إذاwhen افتخرتboast بنوsons of آلٍa house بآلٍof a house
إذا افتخرت بنو آلٍ بآلٍ
ففخرthen the pride of الدِّينthe faith أَنتyou وفخرand the pride of آلكyour house
ففخر الدِّين أَنت وفخر آلك
When sons of a house boast of their lineage,
If the descendants of a house boast of their forebears
you are the pride of the faith and the pride of your house.
Then you are the pride of religion and pride of your house
وأعجبُand the most wondrous ماwhat نشاهدwe witness فيin أحاجيriddles
وأعجبُ ما نشاهد في أحاجي
بديهتكyour ready wit العجيبةُremarkable وارتجالكand your improvisation
بديهتك العجيبةُ وارتجالك
The most wondrous thing we see in riddles
The most wondrous of what we witness in mysteries
is your remarkable ready wit and your improvisation.
Is your marvelous wit and your improvisation
وكمand how often أخْرَسْتَyou silenced منطيقاًan eloquent speaker بلفظٍwith a word
وكم أخْرَسْتَ منطيقاً بلفظٍ
فأفصحَso spoke eloquently عنof عُلاكyour eminence لسانُthe tongue حالكyour bearing
فأفصحَ عن عُلاك لسانُ حالك
How often you have silenced an eloquent speaker with a word,
And how you have silenced many a skilled speaker with an expression
and the tongue of your bearing spoke eloquently of your eminence.
Thus your eloquence proclaimed your soaring
وفيand in مرآكthe sight of you للأَبصارfor the eyes وحيٌa revelation
وفي مرآك للأَبصار وحيٌ
ينبِّئُناtells us فديتُكmay I be your ransom عنof جلالكyour majesty
ينبِّئُنا فديتُك عن جلالك
At the sight of you, a revelation comes to the eyes,
In your mirror there is inspiration for sights
telling us—may I be your ransom—of your majesty.
My life for yours informs us of your glory
وتصقعand you strike بالبلاغةwith eloquence والمعانيand meanings
وتصقع بالبلاغة والمعاني
أَشدّmore fiercely علىupon عدوِّكyour enemy منthan نبالكyour arrows
أَشدّ على عدوِّك من نبالك
You strike with eloquence and meanings
You throw at falsehood and meanings
harder at your foe than with your arrows.
More strongly than your arrows at your enemy
فياso O فرعbranch النّبوَّةprophethood طِبْتَyou are pure أصلاًin origin
فيا فرع النّبوَّة طِبْتَ أصلاً
ثمارfruits الفضلexcellence تُجنىare harvested منfrom كمالكyour perfection
ثمار الفضل تُجنى من كمالك
O branch of prophethood, pure in your root,
O branch of the prophecy ‒ you are of noble origin
the fruits of excellence are gathered from your perfection.
And fruits of virtue are harvested from your perfection
ظَفِرناwe obtained منfrom نَداكyour bounty بماwith what نرجّيwe hope for
ظَفِرنا من نَداك بما نرجّي
علىalthough أَنْthat ماnot ظَفِرناwe found فيin مثالكyour likeness
على أَنْ ما ظَفِرنا في مثالك
From your bounty we have gained what we hoped for,
Grant us from your help what we hope for
though we have never found your equal.
Since what we gained in your example
وحسْبُكand enough for you أَنتَyou أَشرفُthe noblest منwhoever عليهاupon it
وحسْبُك أَنتَ أَشرفُ من عليها
تشَرَّفَتِwas honored البسيطةُthe earth فيby نعالكyour sandals
تشَرَّفَتِ البسيطةُ في نعالك
Enough that you are the noblest of all upon the earth;
It suffices you that you are the noblest one upon whom
the earth itself is honored by your sandals.
The mantle gained honor from your shoes‘
وكمand how many للهbelonging to God منof سيفٍa sword صقيلٍpolished
وكم لله من سيفٍ صقيلٍ
بجوهرهin its metal العنايةProvidence فيin صقالكpolishing you
بجوهره العناية في صقالك
How many a sword God has, gleaming
And how many sharp polished swords God has
in its metal; Providence attends your polishing.
With divine care being their burnisher
لناfor us منfrom اسمكَyour name المحمودpraised فأْلٌan omen
لنا من اسمكَ المحمود فأْلٌ
يخبِّرُtells سائليكyour petitioners بسعدof the good fortune of فالكyour omen
يخبِّرُ سائليك بسعد فالك
From your praiseworthy name we draw an omen,
We have from your blessed name good omens
telling your petitioners how auspicious your omen is.
Informing your questioners of your fortunate stars
وماand not أناI قائلٌsaying بنداكof your bounty وبلٌa downpour
وما أنا قائلٌ بنداك وبلٌ
لأنّbecause الوَبْلَthe downpour نوعٌa kind منof بلالكyour moisture
لأنّ الوَبْلَ نوعٌ من بلالك
I do not call your bounty a downpour,
I speak not in exaggeration of you ‒ but truth
for a downpour is but one kind of your moisture.
For exaggeration is a trait of your camels
إذاif الأَيَّامthe days يوماًone day أظمأَتْناmake us thirsty
إذا الأَيَّام يوماً أظمأَتْنا
وَرَدْناwe come to drink منfrom يمينكyour right hand أوor شمالكyour left hand
وَرَدْنا من يمينك أو شمالك
If the days should one day make us thirsty,
When one day brings us thirst
we drink from your right hand or your left.
We will come at your right or your left
وإنْand if بارَزْتَyou challenged بالبرهانwith proof قوماًa people
وإنْ بارَزْتَ بالبرهان قوماً
تحامىshuns منwhoever يرومكseeks to face you فيin نزالكyour combat
تحامى من يرومك في نزالك
If you confront a people with proof,
If you brought forth proof against a people
whoever would challenge you avoids the duel.
Those who wish you ill in battle would retreat
وكلٌّand each منهمُof them ولهand he has مجالٌa field
وكلٌّ منهمُ وله مجالٌ
فماso not جالتhave ranged جميعاًall together فيin مجالكyour field
فما جالت جميعاً في مجالك
Each of them has a field of his own,
Each of them has a field
but even together they have not ranged within your field.
But together they cannot match your field
تُجيبُyou answer إذاwhen سُئِلْتَyou are asked بكلِّin every فنٍّdiscipline
تُجيبُ إذا سُئِلْتَ بكلِّ فنٍّ
وتعجزهمand render them unable جواباًto answer عنto سؤالكyour question
وتعجزهم جواباً عن سؤالك
You answer, when asked, in every discipline,
You answer when asked about any art
and leave them unable to answer your question.
And frustrate them, unable to answer your questioning
وإنَّكand indeed you أَكثرthe most العلماءscholars علماًin knowledge
وإنَّك أَكثر العلماء علماً
ولستَand you are not أَقلَّهمthe least of them إلاَّexcept بمالكin your wealth
ولستَ أَقلَّهم إلاَّ بمالك
You surpass all scholars in knowledge,
You are the most learned of scholars
and are least among them only in wealth.
And you are not the least of them, except in your wealth
نعمyes همthey فيin معاليهمtheir lofty attainments رجالmen
نعم هم في معاليهم رجال
ولكنْbut لمnot يكونواthey were منamong رجالكyour men
ولكنْ لم يكونوا من رجالك
Yes, they are men of lofty standing,
Yes ‒ they are men in their loftiness
but they have not been among your men.
But they were not among your caliber of men
كمالُكَyour perfection لاnot يُرامis sought إليهtoward it نَقْصٌimperfection
كمالُكَ لا يُرام إليه نَقْصٌ
وأينَand where is البَدْرُthe full moon تمًّاat its fullness منcompared with كمالكyour perfection
وأينَ البَدْرُ تمًّا من كمالك
Your perfection is beyond the reach of any flaw;
You have no deficiency in your perfection
how can the full moon compare with your perfection?
And where is the full moon ever perfect like you?
وماand not تحكيresemble البدورُthe moons التِّمُّfull إلاَّexcept
وما تحكي البدورُ التِّمُّ إلاَّ
بوجهكin your face وارتفاعكand your rising وانتقالكand your movement
بوجهك وارتفاعك وانتقالك
Full moons resemble you only
The full moons do not relate
in your face, your rising, and your movement.
Except your face, your towering, and your journeying
سجاياكyour traits الجميلةbeautiful خبَّرتناhave told us
سجاياك الجميلة خبَّرتنا
بأنَّthat الحُسنbeauty معنىan aspect منof خصالكyour qualities
بأنَّ الحُسن معنى من خصالك
Your beautiful traits have told us
Your beautiful traits have told me
that beauty is but one aspect of your qualities.
That beauty is an essence of your characteristics
خلالٌtraits كلُّهاall of them كرمٌnobility وجودٌand generosity
خلالٌ كلُّها كرمٌ وجودٌ
تجمَّعَتِhave gathered المكارمnoble virtues فيin خلالكyour traits
تجمَّعَتِ المكارم في خلالك
Traits all made of nobility and generosity—
Interior beauties ‒ all of which are generosity and munificence
all noble virtues have gathered in your traits.
Bounties brought together in your essence
وماand not فيamong النَّاسpeople منanyone تَلْقاهُyou meet him إلاَّexcept
وما في النَّاس من تَلْقاهُ إلاَّ
ويَسْأَلُand asks منfrom عُلومِكَyour knowledge أوor نوالكyour bounty
ويَسْأَلُ من عُلومِكَ أو نوالك
There is no one among the people you meet
There is no one who meets you
who does not ask for your knowledge or your bounty.
Except to ask of your knowledge or your gift
وتوليand you bestow فيin جميلكyour kindness كلَّevery شخصٍperson
وتولي في جميلك كلَّ شخصٍ
كأَنَّas though الخَلْقَcreation صارتhas become منamong عيالكyour dependents
كأَنَّ الخَلْقَ صارت من عيالك
You bestow your kindness upon every person,
You befriend every person beautifully
as though all creation had become your dependents.
As if people have become your family
لقدindeed أَمَّنْتَنيyou made me safe خَوْفَfear of اللَّياليthe nights
لقد أَمَّنْتَني خَوْفَ اللَّيالي
وإنِّيand I إنْif بقيتI remain alive ففيthen through خلالكyour virtues
وإنِّي إنْ بقيت ففي خلالك
You have made me safe from fear of the nights,
You have secured me from the fears of nights
and if I survive, it is through your virtues.
And if I remain, then in your essence
تعالىhas risen high قَدْرُكَyour rank العاليlofty مَحلاًّin station
تعالى قَدْرُكَ العالي مَحلاًّ
وعنديand in my view أنَّthat قَدْركyour rank فوقabove ذلكthat
وعندي أنَّ قَدْرك فوق ذلك
Your lofty rank has risen high in station,
Your lofty worth has risen to glory
yet to my mind your worth is higher still.
And in my view, your worth is above that
وصَفْتُكI described you بالفضائلwith virtues والمعاليand high attainments
وصَفْتُك بالفضائل والمعالي
ولمand not تِكُyou were سيِّديmy master إلاَّexcept كذلكthus
ولم تِكُ سيِّدي إلاَّ كذلك
I have described you in virtues and high attainments,
I described you with supreme merits
and you are, my master, exactly as described.
My master, you were nothing but so
Sol 6.1