ماwhat نفثهُbreathed it forth السِحرmagic إلّاnothing but شعركyour poetry الساميlofty
ما نفثهُ السِحر إلّا شعرك السامي
ياO منyou who عَلاsurpassed كلَّevery نثّارٍprose writer ونَظّامِand poet
يا من عَلا كلَّ نثّارٍ ونَظّامِ
What magic breathed forth is nothing but your lofty poetry.
O you who have surpassed every prose writer and poet,
لأَنتَyou indeed أَفصحُmost eloquent منof those whom لاقيتُI met منfrom يمنٍYemen
لأَنتَ أَفصحُ من لاقيتُ من يمنٍ
ومنand from شآمٍthe Levant علىin الإطلاقabsolute terms ياO شاميShami
ومن شآمٍ على الإطلاق يا شامي
You are indeed the most eloquent of those I have met from Yemen
And from the Levant, without exception, O Shami.
Sol 6.1