يَاO وَزِيرَاًminister لَوْif صَوَّرَportrayed; gave form to الأدَبُliterature and good manners
يَا وَزِيرَاً لَوْ صَوَّرَ الأدَبُ
الرَّائِعُsplendid فِيin مَعْنَيَيهِits two meanings كَانَwould be المِثَالاَthe exemplar
الرَّائِعُ فِي مَعْنَيَيهِ كَانَ المِثَالاَ
O minister, were literature and courtesy given form,
O minister, if literature
in their splendor, you would be the exemplar of both.
Were to portray virtue in its full splendor
عُدْتَنِيyou visited me مُفْضَلاًgenerously فَاعْجَزُand thus left unable سخيٍّa generous person
عُدْتَنِي مُفْضَلاً فَاعْجَزُ سخيٍّ
بَعْدَهَاafter it أَنْto يَزِيدَنِيgive me more إِفْضَالاَfavor; generosity
بَعْدَهَا أَنْ يَزِيدَنِي إِفْضَالاَ
You visited me generously, leaving any generous person unable
You have graced me beyond measure
thereafter to bestow greater favor upon me.
None could add to your benevolence
إِنَّindeed نَفْساًa soul تِلْكَthat الوَدَاعَةُgentleness فِيهَاin it
إِنَّ نَفْساً تِلْكَ الوَدَاعَةُ فِيهَا
لاَnot تُسَامَىbe equaled كَرَامَةًin dignity وَجَلالاَand majesty
لاَ تُسَامَى كَرَامَةً وَجَلالاَ
Indeed, a soul in which such gentleness dwells
A soul filled with such gentleness
is unequaled in dignity and majesty.
Is truly unrivaled in nobility and grace
Sol 6.1