شكراً لقاضي القضاة نجم علا

شكراً لقاضي القضاة نجم علا

هدى رجائي له وهاداني

هدى رجائي له وهاداني

Thanks to the chief judge, Najm, a star of eminence;

Thanks to the Judge of judges, the star Ali

My hope led me to him, and he exchanged gifts with me.

He guided my hopes, he guided me

عددتُ أوصافه وأطعمني

عددتُ أوصافه وأطعمني

حلوَى فحلّيته وحلاَّني

حلوَى فحلّيته وحلاَّني

I enumerated his qualities, and he fed me

I counted his attributes, he fed me

Sweets—so I adorned him, and he sweetened me.

Sweets, so I made him sweeter and he sweetened me