ياO بنson of فَهْدِFahd وأَنْتَand you منone whom ماnot نراناwe see ourselves
يا بن فَهْدِ وأَنْتَ من ما نرانا
فيin المَعاليthe heights of honor نَرىwe see لَهُfor him مِنْany ضَريبِequal
في المَعالي نَرى لَهُ مِنْ ضَريبِ
O son of Fahd—you are one beside whom we do not see ourselves
O son of Fahd, you are one whose equal
deemed any sort of peer in lofty virtue.
we do not think we see in the heights of honor.
زعمclaimed الزَّهْرُthe blossoms أَنَّهُthat it كَسَجاياlike the virtues of
زعم الزَّهْرُ أَنَّهُ كَسَجايا
كَyour شَبيهٌsimilar فيin حسنbeauty of حالٍcondition وطيبِand fragrance
كَ شَبيهٌ في حسن حالٍ وطيبِ
The blossoms claimed that they were like the noble traits
The blossoms claimed that to the virtues
that are yours—alike in beauty of aspect and fragrance.
of yours they were akin in beauty and fragrance.
فأَرَيْناهُso we showed it أَنَّهُthat it يَكْذِبُlies الدَّعْthe claim (first part)
فأَرَيْناهُ أَنَّهُ يَكْذِبُ الدَّعْ
وىcompletion of 'claim' فَلَمْbut did not يَلْتَفِتْpay heed إلىto التَكْذيبِthe refutation
وى فَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إلى التَكْذيبِ
So we showed them that they were lying in their claim;
So we showed them that they were lying in their
but they paid no heed to the refutation.
claim, but they paid no heed to the refutation.
فَبَعثْناso we sent بِهِwith it إليْكَto you لِتَلْقاso that you may receive
فَبَعثْنا بِهِ إليْكَ لِتَلْقا
هُit بِتَصْديقِby confirming قَوْلناour words مِنْfrom قَريبِclose by
هُ بِتَصْديقِ قَوْلنا مِنْ قَريبِ
So we sent them to you, that you might receive
So we sent them to you, that you might receive
them as close-at-hand confirmation of our words.
them and confirm our words at close range.
Sol 6.1