زعمواthey claimed الدنياthe world عناساa mirror ينجليshines forth
زعموا الدنيا عناسا ينجلي
فيهin it ماwhatever فيin الكونthe universe منof شيءa thing حسينbeautiful
فيه ما في الكون من شيء حسين
They claimed the world was a mirror, where shines forth
They claimed the world is an idler that becomes clear
Every beautiful thing in the universe.
In it what in the universe from a thing beautiful
قلتI said كلاno انماonly مرآتهاits mirror
قلت كلا انما مرآتها
هيit is مرضاةapproval اميرcommander المؤنينthe Faithful (likely intended: المؤمنين)
هي مرضاة امير المؤنين
I said, “No! Its mirror is only
I said no, but its mirror
The approval of the Commander of the Faithful.”
It is the pleasure of the Commander of the Faithful
Sol 6.1