يَاO جُمْلَةَsum of الفَضْلِexcellence وَالْوَفَاءِand fidelity
يَا جُمْلَةَ الفَضْلِ وَالْوَفَاءِ
مَاthere is no بِمَعَالِيكَin your lofty merits مِنْany خَفَاءِobscurity
مَا بِمَعَالِيكَ مِنْ خَفَاءِ
O sum of excellence and fidelity,
Your lofty merits are in no way hidden.
عِنْدِيI have لِلْوُدِّfor affection فِيكَfor you عَقْدٌa covenant
عِنْدِي لِلْوُدِّ فِيكَ عَقْدٌ
صَحَّحَهُconfirmed it الدَّهْرُtime باكْتِفَاءِwith satisfaction
صَحَّحَهُ الدَّهْرُ باكْتِفَاءِ
I hold a covenant of affection for you,
Which time has confirmed to full satisfaction.
مَاnot كُنْتُI was أَقْضِيpay عُلاَكَyour eminence حَقّاًits due
مَا كُنْتُ أَقْضِي عُلاَكَ حَقّاً
لَوْeven if جِئْتُI brought مَدْحاًpraise بِكُلِّwith every فَاءِmouth
لَوْ جِئْتُ مَدْحاً بِكُلِّ فَاءِ
I could not give your eminence its due,
Even if I offered praise with every mouth.
فأوْلِso grant وَجْهَthe face of القَبُولِacceptance عُذْرِيmy excuse
فأوْلِ وَجْهَ القَبُولِ عُذْرِي
وَجَنِّبِand banish الشَّكَّdoubt فِيabout صَفَاءِsincerity
وَجَنِّبِ الشَّكَّ فِي صَفَاءِ
So turn acceptance's face toward my excuse,
And banish doubt about my sincerity.
Sol 6.1