بقيتmay you remain ابنson of فضلbounty اللهGod فيin الفضلِexcellence مفرداًpeerless
بقيت ابن فضل الله في الفضلِ مفرداً
كشهركlike your month أوor شعريmy verse الذيwhich لكyours قائلهits author
كشهرك أو شعري الذي لك قائله
May you remain, Ibn Fadl Allah, peerless in excellence,
I remain the son of Al Fadl in excellence unmatched
like your month, or my verse, whose author is yours.
Like your month or my poetry of which you are the theme
فلوfor if أننيthat I ضمَّنتI incorporated بيتاًa verse لمبدعٍby a gifted poet
فلو أنني ضمَّنت بيتاً لمبدعٍ
قديماًof old لقالthen would say الناسthe people إنيَthat I قائلهits author
قديماً لقال الناس إنيَ قائله
For if I incorporated a verse by a gifted poet
If I included a verse by an ancient talented poet
of old, people would say I was its author.
People would say that I am its composer
أقولI say لفقريto my poverty مرحباًwelcome لتيقّنيbecause of my certainty
أقول لفقري مرحباً لتيقّني
بأنَّof the fact that عليًّاAli بالمكارمwith noble deeds قاتلهits slayer
بأنَّ عليًّا بالمكارم قاتله
I say to my poverty, 'Welcome,' for I am certain
I say to my poverty welcome, to convince me
that Ali will slay it with his noble deeds.
That Ali strives against vices to exterminate them
Sol 6.1