أَكْرَمْتَنِيyou honored me فَوْقَbeyond الْمُنَىthe hopes
أَكْرَمْتَنِي فَوْقَ الْمُنَى
يَاO شَيْخَنَاour elder جُبْرَانGibran شُكْرَاthank you
يَا شَيْخَنَا جُبْرَان شُكْرَا
You have honored me beyond my hopes.
You have honored me beyond wishes,
O our elder Gibran, thank you.
O our leader Jibran, I thank you,
ذَاكَthat الَّذِيwhich أَهْدَيْتَyou offered as a gift مِنْfrom
ذَاكَ الَّذِي أَهْدَيْتَ مِنْ
وَحْيِinspiration الوِدَادِlove فَكَانَand so it became شِعْرَاpoetry
وَحْيِ الوِدَادِ فَكَانَ شِعْرَا
That which you offered from
That which you have gifted from,
love's inspiration became poetry.
The inspiration of affection, thus became poetry
هَيْهَاتَfar from possible أَنْthat أَهْدَتْoffered بِحَاseas (first part)
هَيْهَاتَ أَنْ أَهْدَتْ بِحَا
رُcompletes 'seas' الشِّعْرِpoetry أَغْلَىmore precious مِنْهُthan it دُرَّاpearls
رُ الشِّعْرِ أَغْلَى مِنْهُ دُرَّا
Never have the seas
Alas! That I should gift the jewels of poetry,
of poetry offered pearls more precious than it.
More precious than it.
أَسْرَفْتَyou were lavish فِيin كُلِّevery الْمَعَاthe meanings (first part)
أَسْرَفْتَ فِي كُلِّ الْمَعَا
نِيcompletes 'meanings' يَاO أَخِيmy brother فَضْلاًgenerosity وَبِرّاًand kindness
نِي يَا أَخِي فَضْلاً وَبِرّاً
You have been lavish in every sense,
You have been excessive in all meanings,
O my brother, in generosity and kindness.
My brother, in kindness and righteousness.
Sol 6.1