عَفّتeffaced مَساوٍfaults تَبدّتappeared مِنكَfrom you واضِحَةplainly evident
عَفّت مَساوٍ تَبدّت مِنكَ واضِحَة
عَلىover مَحاسِنvirtues بَقّاهاleft them أَبوكَyour father لكاfor you
عَلى مَحاسِن بَقّاها أَبوكَ لكا
Faults that showed themselves plainly in you have effaced
the virtues your father left you.
لَئِنif indeed تَقَدّمتyou surpassed أَبناءَsons الكِرامِthe noble بِهthrough him
لَئِن تَقَدّمت أَبناءَ الكِرامِ بِه
لَقَدindeed تَقَدّمhe surpassed آباءَfathers اللِّئامthe base بكاthrough you
لَقَد تَقَدّم آباءَ اللِّئام بكا
If through him you surpassed the sons of the noble,
through you he has indeed surpassed the fathers of the base.
Sol 6.1