رأيتكَI saw you لاnot تهوىyou love سوىother than المجدِglory والعُلىand loftiness
رأيتكَ لا تهوى سوى المجدِ والعُلى
كأنّكَas though you were منfrom هذاthis وذاكand that مُصَوَّرُfashioned
كأنّكَ من هذا وذاك مُصَوَّرُ
I saw that you love nothing but glory and loftiness,
as though you were fashioned from this and that.
تواضَعتَyou humbled yourself لماwhen زادكَincreased you اللَهGod رِفعَةًeminence
تواضَعتَ لما زادكَ اللَه رِفعَةً
كذلكَthus نفسُthe soul الحرِّof the noble person لاnot تتكبَّرُgrows arrogant
كذلكَ نفسُ الحرِّ لا تتكبَّرُ
You humbled yourself when God raised you in rank;
such is the noble person's soul: it does not grow arrogant.
وماand not نلتَyou attained فيin دُنياكyour worldly life عِزّاًhonor ورِفعةًand eminence
وما نلتَ في دُنياك عِزّاً ورِفعةً
وإنand even if كبُراthey both grew great إلاّexcept وقدرُكَand your worth أكبرُgreater
وإن كبُرا إلاّ وقدرُكَ أكبرُ
And never have you gained honor and eminence in your worldly life,
however great they may be, without your worth being greater still.
Sol 6.1