لِئنْeven if لِزمْتُI have kept to خُمُوليmy obscurity ياO أباfather of حَسنٍHasan
لِئنْ لِزمْتُ خُمُولي يا أبا حَسنٍ
فلمْso did not ُيِزلْنيremove me عنْfrom مَجْدِيmy glory وعلْيَاِئيand my exalted rank
فلمْ ُيِزلْني عنْ مَجْدِي وعلْيَاِئي
Though I have kept to my obscurity, O Abu Hasan,
Though I have clung to my indolence, O Abu Hasan,
it has not deprived me of my glory and exalted rank.
My glory and my pride have never left me.
ألسْتَare you not تحْكُمُyou judge بالعَلياin favor of lofty rank وتوِجبُهاand affirm it
ألسْتَ تحْكُمُ بالعَليا وتوِجبُها
للنجْمِfor the star تبْصِرهُyou behold it فيin لجةِthe depths of المَاءِthe water
للنجْمِ تبْصِرهُ في لجةِ المَاءِ
Do you not declare a lofty station and affirm it
Do you not rule that heights are right and proper
for the star you behold in the depths of the water?
For the star you see shining in the water's depths?
Sol 6.1