تَرَفَّعَrose high عَنْabove سُلْطَانِthe sovereign لَحْظِكَyour glance حَاجِبُهْhis chamberlain; his eyebrow
تَرَفَّعَ عَنْ سُلْطَانِ لَحْظِكَ حَاجِبُهْ
وَمِنْand at مِثْلِthe like of هذَاthis الأَمْرِmatter يَعْجَبُmarvels عَاجِبُهْone who marvels at it
وَمِنْ مِثْلِ هذَا الأَمْرِ يَعْجَبُ عَاجِبُهْ
His chamberlain—the eyebrow—has risen above the sovereign of your glance.
His brow spurned the dominion of your glance,
And whoever marvels at it is amazed by such a thing.
And it amazes the admiring that such affairs could be.
وَمَاand not هُوَhe إلاَّexcept قَائِمٌstanding فَوْقَabove رَأَسِهhis head
وَمَا هُوَ إلاَّ قَائِمٌ فَوْقَ رَأَسِه
يُوَفَّىis paid in full لَهُto him مِنْfrom مَنْصِبِthe office of الْمُلْكِkingship وَاجِبُهْhis due
يُوَفَّى لَهُ مِنْ مَنْصِبِ الْمُلْكِ وَاجِبُهْ
Yet he is merely standing above his head,
Yet he stands erect over his head
his due paid him in full from the royal office.
Receiving from the station of kingship what is due.
Sol 6.1