ياO مَنْyou who لهto him belongs كلُّall الذيthat which يكنَىhe is given a byname بهِby it
يا مَنْ له كلُّ الذي يكنَى بهِ
ومفرّقand what is scattered الدُّنياof the world لديهِin his presence مؤلَّفُgathered together
ومفرّق الدُّنيا لديهِ مؤلَّفُ
O you who possess all that your byname signifies,
And in whose presence the world's scattered things are gathered together.
غنَّتْsang بسؤدَدِكَof your nobility الحمامthe doves الهُتَّفُcooing loudly
غنَّتْ بسؤدَدِكَ الحمام الهُتَّفُ
وحَكَتْand imitated أنامِلَكَyour fingertips الغيومُthe clouds الوُكَّفُpouring rain
وحَكَتْ أنامِلَكَ الغيومُ الوُكَّفُ
The cooing doves sang of your nobility,
And the rain-pouring clouds imitated your fingertips.
وتصرَّفَتْand ranged بكَwith you فيthrough المكارمِnoble deeds والعُلىand lofty heights
وتصرَّفَتْ بكَ في المكارمِ والعُلى
هِمَمٌaspirations علىover قِمَمِthe summits of النجومِthe stars تَصَرَّفُrange freely
هِمَمٌ على قِمَمِ النجومِ تَصَرَّفُ
And through noble deeds and lofty heights you were borne
By aspirations that range over the summits of the stars.
وملكتَand you mastered أحرارَthe freeborn (choicest) الكلامِof speech كأنَّهاas though they were
وملكتَ أحرارَ الكلامِ كأنَّها
خدمٌservants وغلمانٌand pages لأمركَat your command وُقَّفُstanding ready
خدمٌ وغلمانٌ لأمركَ وُقَّفُ
And you have mastered the freeborn words, as though they were
Servants and pages standing ready at your command.
وكأنَّماand it is as though نَوْرُthe blossoms of الربيعِspring وزهرُهُand its flowers
وكأنَّما نَوْرُ الربيعِ وزهرُهُ
منfrom وشيِthe embroidery of خطِّكَyour script فيupon المهارقِthe writing sheets أحرفُletters
من وشيِ خطِّكَ في المهارقِ أحرفُ
And it is as though spring's blossoms and flowers
Were letters from the embroidery of your script upon the pages.
Sol 6.1