ياO مالِكَpossessor of الحَسَنَينِthe two Hasans وَالand the (continued next line)
يا مالِكَ الحَسَنَينِ وَال
حسنَينِtwo beauties مِنof خَلقِform وَخُلقِand character
حسنَينِ مِن خَلقِ وَخُلقِ
O possessor of the two Hasans and the—
O possessor of two beauties, inner and outer
two beauties of form and character!
If there were no overflowing grace shown in you
لَوif لَمnot يَكُنthere were مِنof فَضلٍmerit مَدprai- (begins 'my praise')
لَو لَم يَكُن مِن فَضلٍ مَد
حِيَ-se of mine (completes 'my praise') فيكَof you إِلّاexcept فَضلُthe merit of صِدقيmy truthfulness
حِيَ فيكَ إِلّا فَضلُ صِدقي
If there were no merit in my prai—
Except the grace of my love for you
—se of you except the merit of my truthfulness.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1