ياO باfather of عَلِيٍّAli خَيرُthe best of قَولِكyour speech ماthat which
يا با عَلِيٍّ خَيرُ قَولِك ما
حَصّلتَyou have distilled أَنجَعَهits most effective part وَمُختَصَرَهand its concise form
حَصّلتَ أَنجَعَه وَمُختَصَرَه
O Abu Ali, the best of your speech is what
You have distilled to its most effective, concise form.
ماthere is no عِندناwith us فيin البيعthe sale منany غَبَنunfair loss
ما عِندنا في البيع من غَبَن
لِلمُستَقِلّfor one who deems it little بِواحِدfor one عَشَرَهten
لِلمُستَقِلّ بِواحِد عَشَرَه
There is no unfairness in our bargain
For one who deems ten for one too little.
وَأَناand I المُقَدِّمthe one offering غَيرnot مُحتَشِمabashed
وَأَنا المُقَدِّم غَير مُحتَشِم
أَرضىI am content with القَديمthe old وَأقتفيand I follow أَثَرَهits trail
أَرضى القَديم وَأقتفي أَثَرَه
And I am the one offering, unabashed;
I am content with the old, and follow its trail.
هاhere نَحنwe وَفّيناكwe have paid you in full أَربَعةfour
ها نَحن وَفّيناك أَربَعة
وَالأَربعونand the forty لَدَيكin your keeping مُنتَظَرَهawaited
وَالأَربعون لَدَيك مُنتَظَرَه
Here we have paid you four in full,
And the forty you hold are awaited.
Sol 6.1