ياO طالِباًseeker لِلكيمياءِfor alchemy وَنَفعِهاand its benefit
يا طالِباً لِلكيمياءِ وَنَفعِها
مدحpraise ابنson of عيسىIsa الكيمياءthe alchemy الأَعظَمthe greatest
مدح ابن عيسى الكيمياء الأَعظَم
O seeker of alchemy and its benefit,
Praising Ibn Isa is the greatest alchemy.
لَوif لَمnot يَكُنthere were فيin الأَرضِthe earth إِلّاexcept دِرهَمٌa dirham
لَو لَم يَكُن في الأَرضِ إِلّا دِرهَمٌ
وَمدَحتَهُand you praised him لَأَتاكَwould come to you ذاكَthat الدِرهَمُthe dirham
وَمدَحتَهُ لَأَتاكَ ذاكَ الدِرهَمُ
If there were only one dirham on earth,
And you praised him, that dirham would come to you.
Sol 6.1