وَمَدْحِيand my praise عَلَىfor الأَمْلاَكِthe kings وَقْفٌreserved وَإِنَّمَاand only
وَمَدْحِي عَلَى الأَمْلاَكِ وَقْفٌ وَإِنَّمَا
رَأَيْتُكَI saw you مِنْهَاamong them فَامْتَدَحْتُso I praised عَلَىin keeping with وَسْمِيmy stamp
رَأَيْتُكَ مِنْهَا فَامْتَدَحْتُ عَلَى وَسْمِي
And my praise is reserved for kings; it was only
My praise of kingdoms is a waqf - an endowment,
because I saw you among them that I praised you, in keeping with my own stamp.
For I have seen in you that for which I sing your name.
وَمَاand not كُنْتُI was بِالْمُهْدِيone who offers لِغَيْرِكَto anyone other than you مِدْحَتِيmy praise
وَمَا كُنْتُ بِالْمُهْدِي لِغَيْرِكَ مِدْحَتِي
وَلَوْand even if أَنَّهُthat he قَدْalready حَلَّhad settled فِيin مَفْرِقِthe crown of النَّجْمِthe star
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُ قَدْ حَلَّ فِي مَفْرِقِ النَّجْمِ
And I would not offer my praise to anyone but you,
I would not direct my eulogy to other than you,
even if he had settled at the crown of the star.
Even if he were poised at the zenith of the stars.
Sol 6.1