يَاO مُهْدِياًgiver of a gift دِيوَانَcollected verse أَكْبَرِgreatest شَاعِرٍpoet
يَا مُهْدِياً دِيوَانَ أَكْبَرِ شَاعِرٍ
مِنْfrom شَرْحِcommentary نَابِغَةِgenius البَيَانِeloquence الأَعْظَمِthe greatest
مِنْ شَرْحِ نَابِغَةِ البَيَانِ الأَعْظَمِ
O giver of the greatest poet’s collected verse,
O you who compiled the Diwan of the greatest poet
from the commentary of the greatest genius of eloquence,
From the exegesis of al-Nabigha al-Ja‘di, the supreme master of rhetoric
قَدَّمْتَyou presented ذَاكَthat الكَنْزَthe treasure بِالدُّرَرِwith the pearls الَّتِيthat
قَدَّمْتَ ذَاكَ الكَنْزَ بِالدُّرَرِ الَّتِي
حَاكَتْmatched فَرَائِدَهُits choice gems النَّفِيسَةَprecious فَاسَلَمِso be well
حَاكَتْ فَرَائِدَهُ النَّفِيسَةَ فَاسَلَمِ
you have presented that treasure with pearls that
You presented that treasure with pearls that
matched its precious gems—so may you be well.
Emulated his excellent poems, so perfectly did you accomplish it
Sol 6.1