لَكَfor you فيin فَضلِكَyour excellence المَحَلُّthe rank الرَفيعُthe exalted
لَكَ في فَضلِكَ المَحَلُّ الرَفيعُ
لاnot يُجاريكَrivals you فيin البَديعِrhetorical artistry البَديعُal-Badīʿ
لا يُجاريكَ في البَديعِ البَديعُ
Your excellence gives you an exalted rank.
You have the highest rank in your benevolence,
Even al-Badīʿ cannot rival you in rhetorical artistry.
None can match you in the most eloquent eloquence.
أَيُّهاO you المُتحِفيwho gives me gifts بِنَظمٍwith verse وَنَثرٍand prose
أَيُّها المُتحِفي بِنَظمٍ وَنَثرٍ
كَلَآلٍlike pearls قَدindeed زانَهاadorned them التَرصيعُthe ornamental setting
كَلَآلٍ قَد زانَها التَرصيعُ
O you who give me gifts of verse and prose,
O you who excel in prose and verse,
Like pearls adorned by their setting.
Like adorned necklaces with jeweled embellishments.
أَنتَyou فيin الفَضلِexcellence قُدوَةٌa model وَإِمامٌand a leader
أَنتَ في الفَضلِ قُدوَةٌ وَإِمامٌ
فَإِذاso when قُلتَyou speak قَولُكَyour word المَسموعُheeded
فَإِذا قُلتَ قَولُكَ المَسموعُ
You are a model and a leader in excellence.
You are the epitome and imam in nobility,
So when you speak, your word is heeded.
So when you speak, your words are heard.
فَأَشِرso beckon ليto me أَوor فَاِدعُنيso summon me أَوor فَمُرنيso command me
فَأَشِر لي أَو فَاِدعُني أَو فَمُرني
أَناI فيin الكُلِّeverything سامِعٌlistening وَمُطيعُand obedient
أَنا في الكُلِّ سامِعٌ وَمُطيعُ
So beckon to me, or summon me, or command me;
So order me, invite me, or command me,
In all things, I listen and obey.
I am in everything a listener and obedient.
ياO كَثيرَabundant in الجَميلِkindness مِثلُكَone like you مَولىًa patron
يا كَثيرَ الجَميلِ مِثلُكَ مَولىً
يَشتَرينيbuys me جَميلُهُhis kindness وَيَبيعُand sells
يَشتَريني جَميلُهُ وَيَبيعُ
O you of many kindnesses, one like you is a patron
O abundant in beauty, I wish one like you to be my master,
Whose kindness buys and sells me.
Whose beauty buys me and sells me.
فَاِبسُطِso extend العُذرَthe excuse فيin الجَوابِthe reply فَإِنّيfor indeed I
فَاِبسُطِ العُذرَ في الجَوابِ فَإِنّي
مِثلَthe like of ماwhat قَدmay تَقولُyou say لاnot أَستَطيعُI am able
مِثلَ ما قَد تَقولُ لا أَستَطيعُ
So be generous in excusing my reply, for I
So make excuses in answering me, for I
Cannot match what you may say.
Cannot do as you may say.
Sol 6.1