ياO أيُّهاyou (vocative) القاضيthe judge ونعمَand how excellent القاضيthe judge
يا أيُّها القاضي ونعمَ القاضي
ومَنْand one who جميعُall الناسِthe people عنهwith him راضِpleased
ومَنْ جميعُ الناسِ عنه راضِ
O judge—and what an excellent judge!
O judge, what an excellent judge you are
And you, with whom all people are pleased!
Whom all people are pleased with
جاءَcame سوادٌblack writing منكَfrom you فيupon بياضٍwhite paper
جاءَ سوادٌ منكَ في بياضٍ
يعربُgives expression عنْto خاطرِكَyour thoughts الفيّاضِoverflowing
يعربُ عنْ خاطرِكَ الفيّاضِ
Black writing came from you upon white paper,
A touch of blackness from you in whiteness
Giving expression to your overflowing thoughts,
Expresses your generous spirit
ألطفُmore delicate مِنْthan أزاهِرِblossoms الرياضِthe gardens
ألطفُ مِنْ أزاهِرِ الرياضِ
وماءِand water مزنةٍa raincloud علىupon رضراضِpebbles
وماءِ مزنةٍ على رضراضِ
More delicate than the blossoms of gardens,
More gentle than the flowers of gardens
And a raincloud's water upon pebbles.
And water of spring on meadows
فزالَso vanished بانبساطِهِthrough its cheerfulness انقباضيmy gloom
فزالَ بانبساطِهِ انقباضي
كأنَّهُas though it were عصرُthe time of الشبابِyouth الماضيbygone
كأنَّهُ عصرُ الشبابِ الماضي
So its cheerfulness dispelled my gloom,
So my tension disappeared with its relaxation
As though it were the bygone days of youth.
As if it were the past youthful days
Sol 6.1