واليتَyou made successive ماwhat أوْليتَyou bestowed ياO بحرsea الندىgenerosity
واليتَ ما أوْليتَ يا بحر الندى
ووحقّand by the sanctity of جودكyour generosity ماnot رأيتI have seen كهذِهِlike this one
ووحقّ جودك ما رأيت كهذِهِ
You have followed gift with gift, O sea of generosity.
And by your generosity, I have never seen anything like this.
فإذاso when يهزbrandishes لهاfor it اللسانthe tongue حُسامَهits sharp sword
فإذا يهز لها اللسان حُسامَه
فصفاتُthen the qualities of فخركyour glory قدalready قضتhave decreed بنفاذِهِthat it pierce through
فصفاتُ فخرك قد قضت بنفاذِهِ
So when the tongue brandishes its sword for it,
then your glorious qualities have already decreed its piercing force.
علّمتَyou taught فرسانthe knights of الكلامspeech نظامَهاits composition
علّمتَ فرسان الكلام نظامَها
كتعلمlike the learning of التلميذthe pupil منfrom أستاذِهِhis teacher
كتعلم التلميذ من أستاذِهِ
You taught the knights of speech how to compose it,
as a pupil learns from his teacher.
والبحرand the sea تمتارdraw supplies of السحائبthe clouds ماءهits water
والبحر تمتار السحائب ماءه
فتجودهthen they shower it منfrom غيثهاtheir rain برذاذِهِwith its drizzle
فتجوده من غيثها برذاذِهِ
And the clouds draw their water from the sea,
then shower it with their rain—a drizzle of its own water.
Sol 6.1