منيfrom me إِليكto you أؤديI render بَعضsome of ماwhat وَجَباis due
مني إِليك أؤدي بَعض ما وَجَبا
وَأَنظمand I string together الدرthe pearls مِنof مَدحpraise وَلاand no عَجَباwonder
وَأَنظم الدر مِن مَدح وَلا عَجَبا
From me to you, I render some of what is due.
And I string pearls of praise—and no wonder.
سارَتjourneyed إِلَيكَto you المَعاليlofty honors تَكتَسيclothing themselves in حللاrobes
سارَت إِلَيكَ المَعالي تَكتَسي حللا
مِنof عزmight مَجدكyour glory ياO مَنyou who قَدindeed رَقىhas risen حَسَباin nobility
مِن عز مَجدك يا مَن قَد رَقى حَسَبا
Lofty honors journeyed to you, clothing themselves in robes
Of the might of your glory, O you who have risen in nobility.
طابَتwere gladdened نُفوسsouls الوَريhumankind لَماwhen بَلَغَتyou reached عُلاlofty heights
طابَت نُفوس الوَري لَما بَلَغَت عُلا
فَكُنso be مبهجاًgladdened بِماby what قَدalready صُرتyou have become مُكتسباone who acquires
فَكُن مبهجاً بِما قَد صُرت مُكتسبا
The souls of humankind rejoiced when you reached the heights.
So be gladdened by what you have come to acquire.
فَإِنfor indeed قَدركyour rank قَدرa rank لاno مَثيلequal لَهُto it
فَإِن قَدرك قَدر لا مَثيل لَهُ
وَأَنتَand you لِلفَضلto excellence طراًin its entirety لاnot تَزالcease to be أَباa father
وَأَنتَ لِلفَضل طراً لا تَزال أَبا
For your rank is one that has no equal,
And you remain a father to all excellence.
Sol 6.1