أباO father of حسنHasan لماwhen سبقتyou raced ahead الىtoward العلىlofty heights
أبا حسن لما سبقت الى العلى
تفردتyou stood alone فيهاtherein بالفضيلهin distinction فيin السبقprecedence
تفردت فيها بالفضيله في السبق
O Abu Hasan, when you raced ahead toward the heights,
you alone gained there the distinction of being first.
فصيرتso you made ليfor me حقاa right بفضلكthrough your bounty واجباbinding
فصيرت لي حقا بفضلك واجبا
واعطيتنيand you gave me شيئاًsomething سوىbeyond ذلكthat الحقright
واعطيتني شيئاً سوى ذلك الحق
So through your bounty you made a right of mine binding,
and gave me something beyond that right.
فقدتso you led بهاthrough it قلبيmy heart اليكto you وانand if تسلyou ask
فقدت بها قلبي اليك وان تسل
خبيراone well acquainted بهwith it يخبركwill tell you صدقكyour sincerity عنof صدقيmy sincerity
خبيرا به يخبرك صدقك عن صدقي
Thus you led my heart to you through it; and if you ask
one who knows it well, your sincerity will tell you of mine.
ملكتyou took possession of قياديmy reins ياO ابنson of يحيىYahya بنعمةwith a favor
ملكت قيادي يا ابن يحيى بنعمة
فانso if زدتنيyou grant me اخرىanother ملكتyou will own بهاthrough it رقيmy servitude
فان زدتني اخرى ملكت بها رقي
With one favor you took hold of my reins, O son of Yahya;
if you grant me another, you will thereby own me as a slave.
فمنso from اينwhere ليfor me فيamong الخلقhumankind مثلكlike you سيدa lord
فمن اين لي في الخلق مثلك سيد
اذاwhen كانit is the case لمnot يسمعheard بمثلكof anyone like you فيin الخلقcharacter
اذا كان لم يسمع بمثلك في الخلق
So where among humankind could I find a lord like you,
when no equal to you in character has ever been heard of?
وقدand indeed سارhas traveled شعريmy verse فيكabout you غرباwestward ومشرقاand eastward
وقد سار شعري فيك غربا ومشرقا
كجودكlike your bounty لماwhen سارit traveled فيthrough الغربthe west والشرقand the east
كجودك لما سار في الغرب والشرق
Indeed, my verse about you has traveled westward and eastward,
like your bounty when it traveled through west and east.
انif قابلواthey compare شعريmy verse بجودكwith your bounty سائراtraveling
ان قابلوا شعري بجودك سائرا
فماthen there is no بينbetween اشعاريmy poems وجودكand your bounty منany فرقdifference
فما بين اشعاري وجودك من فرق
If they compare my verse with your far-traveling bounty,
there is no difference between my poems and your bounty.
فليتكso would that you اذsince خلدتI immortalized حمدكpraise of you باقياenduring
فليتك اذ خلدت حمدك باقيا
علىthroughout غابرthe remaining الأيامdays تبقىyou endure كماjust as تبقىyou sustain others
على غابر الأيام تبقى كما تبقى
Would that, since I have made your praise endure forever,
through the days to come you might endure as you sustain others.
Sol 6.1