لمdid not أدرI know فيamong المدّاحthe panegyrists أنthat قدalready أتىhad come
لم أدر في المدّاح أن قد أتى
علاءʿAlāʾ دينfaith of اللهGod نجلa son كريمnoble
علاء دين الله نجل كريم
I did not know, among the panegyrists, that there had come
to ʿAlāʾ Dīn Allāh a noble son,
حتَّىuntil رأيتI saw الوفدthe delegation طافواthey circled بهaround him
حتَّى رأيت الوفد طافوا به
وبشروهand they gave him glad tidings بغلامٍof a boy عليمlearned
وبشروه بغلامٍ عليم
until I saw the delegation circle around him
and give him glad tidings of a learned boy.
Sol 6.1