ياO منyou who بهin him تتباهىtake pride
يا من به تتباهى
مجالسُassemblies الخلفاءthe caliphs
مجالسُ الخلفاء
O you who are the pride
O you, who are boasted of
of the caliphs’ assemblies,
In the councils of caliphs
ومنand you who تقصرُfall short عنهof him
ومن تقصرُ عنه
مدائحpraises الشعراءthe poets
مدائح الشعراء
and you beyond the reach
And whom the praises
of the poets’ praises,
Of poets fall short of
ياO سيديmy lord كيفhow أصبحbecame (verb stem)
يا سيدي كيف أصبح
تyou (verb suffix) بعدafter شربdrinking الدواءthe medicine
ت بعد شرب الدواء
O my lord, how are you this morning
My lord, how did you become
after drinking the medicine?
After drinking the medicine
خرجتyou emerged منهfrom it تضاهيyou rival
خرجت منه تضاهي
فيin الحسنbeauty بدرfull moon السماءthe sky
في الحسن بدر السماء
You emerged from it, rivaling
Coming out of it, rivaling
in beauty the full moon in the sky,
The full moon in beauty
فيin ثوبa garment صحةhealth جسمٍa body
في ثوب صحة جسمٍ
مطرزٍembroidered بالشفاءwith healing
مطرزٍ بالشفاء
in a garment of bodily health,
In a garment of health
embroidered with healing.
Embroidered with recovery
Sol 6.1