وكمand how many لكof yours عنديwith me قبلهاbefore it منof قصيدةa poem
وكم لك عندي قبلها من قصيدة
أريتyou showed بهاthrough it فيin رفعraising قدريmy standing اقتداركاyour power
أريت بها في رفع قدري اقتداركا
And how many a poem of yours I have from before this one,
And how many poems before this
Through which you showed your power to raise my standing.
Did I show you to exalt your power
نثرنَthey scattered عليّupon me القولَwords مَثنَىin pairs وموحداًand singly
نثرنَ عليّ القولَ مَثنَى وموحداً
وأعلينَand they raised فيin سمكِthe height المعاليlofty honors مناركاyour beacon
وأعلينَ في سمكِ المعالي مناركا
They showered words upon me, in pairs and singly,
I scattered the words two by two and singular
And raised your beacon in the heights of glory.
And raised your minarets in the sky of glories
رياضٌgardens تروقُdelight الطرفَthe eye والقلبَand the heart بهجةًwith splendor
رياضٌ تروقُ الطرفَ والقلبَ بهجةً
فهاso here أناI أجنيI gather منfrom رُباهاtheir hills ثماركاyour fruits
فها أنا أجني من رُباها ثماركا
Gardens whose splendor delights the eye and heart—
Gardens that delight the eyes and heart with joy
So here I am, gathering your fruits from their hills.
So here I am, harvesting their fruits from your care
Sol 6.1