إذاwhen صارbecome ملكاًa possession لسلطانbelonging to a sultan مكارمهhis noble virtues
إذا صار ملكاً لسلطان مكارمه
أعيتdefy مدىthe reach of القولspeech منظوماًin verse ومنثوراand in prose
أعيت مدى القول منظوماً ومنثورا
When his noble virtues become a sultan’s possession,
If he becomes a king through his noble deeds
They defy the utmost reach of speech, in verse and prose.
Words, whether poetry or prose, fall short describing him
Sol 6.1