دَعَوْتُكI called upon you مُشتاقاًlonging لِنَيْلِto obtain صَنيعةٍa favor
دَعَوْتُك مُشتاقاً لِنَيْلِ صَنيعةٍ
فكنتَand you were إِلىtoward بذلbestowing الصنائعfavors أَشْوَقاmore eager
فكنتَ إِلى بذل الصنائع أَشْوَقا
I called upon you, longing to obtain a favor,
I called upon you yearning to obtain a favor,
and you were even more eager to bestow favors.
Yet you were more eager to bestow favors.
وكمand how many عُقَدٍknots حُلَّتْwere untied بعزمكby your resolve لمnot تكنwere
وكم عُقَدٍ حُلَّتْ بعزمك لم تكن
تُحَلُّbe untied بعزمٍby resolve مِنْfrom سِواكanyone other than you ولاnor رُقاincantations
تُحَلُّ بعزمٍ مِنْ سِواك ولا رُقا
And how many knots were untied by your resolve that could not
How many tough problems were solved by your resolve,
be untied by anyone else's resolve, nor by incantations.
Problems that could not be solved by any other resolve or help.
تفاءلtook as a good omen نورُNūr (light) الدّينal-Dīn (of the faith) باسمكfrom your name مثلماjust as
تفاءل نورُ الدّين باسمك مثلما
حَوىgained بكthrough you نَعْتاًan epithet فيin الأُمورaffairs مُحَقّقاborne out
حَوى بك نَعْتاً في الأُمور مُحَقّقا
Nūr al-Dīn took your name as a good omen, just as
The light of religion was auspicious due to your name,
through you he gained an epithet borne out in affairs.
Just as your name verified success in all matters.
فأَصبحso he became فيin الملكsovereignty المُخَلَّضدenduring (probable reading of a textual typo) خالداًimmortal
فأَصبح في الملك المُخَلَّضد خالداً
كماjust as كانhe had been فيin الرأيjudgment السعيدfelicitous مُوَفَّقاsuccessful
كما كان في الرأي السعيد مُوَفَّقا
So he became immortal in enduring sovereignty,
So it became immortal in purified kingship,
just as he had been successful in his sound judgment.
Just as it was felicitous in wise opinion.
Sol 6.1