وماand what عسىmight تَبلُغُattain الأمداحُthe praises فيin شَرَفٍnobility
وما عسى تَبلُغُ الأمداحُ في شَرَفٍ
أمداحُهُits praises سُطِّرَتwere inscribed فيin مُحكَمِthe unambiguous text of السُّورِthe Qur’anic chapters
أمداحُهُ سُطِّرَت في مُحكَمِ السُّورِ
And how far can praises go in extolling such nobility,
What can praises achieve of a nobility?
Whose praises were inscribed in the unambiguous text of the Qur’anic chapters?
Whose praises are inscribed in the verses of scripture
أفنيتُI used up عمريmy life فيin أمداحِpraises of دولَتِكُمyour dynasty
أفنيتُ عمري في أمداحِ دولَتِكُم
ياO ربحَgain هذاthis الذيwhich انفَقتُI spent مِنof عُمُريmy life
يا ربحَ هذا الذي انفَقتُ مِن عُمُري
I have spent my life in praise of your dynasty;
I have spent my life praising your state
Oh, what a gain from this portion of my life I have spent!
Oh what a profit is this I have spent of my life
Sol 6.1