أَياO سائِليyou who ask me عَمَّنabout whom مَدَحتُI praised فَإِنّهfor indeed he is
أَيا سائِلي عَمَّن مَدَحتُ فَإِنّه
فَتىa young man يَعتَليrises high فيin مَدحهِpraise of him النّظمverse وَالنثرُand prose
فَتى يَعتَلي في مَدحهِ النّظم وَالنثرُ
O you who ask me about the man I praised, indeed he is
O asker of whom I praised, he is
a young man in whose praise verse and prose soar.
A man whose praise transcends verse and prose
هُوَhe is البدرُthe full moon إِشراقاًin radiance هوَhe is الشّمسthe sun دَولَةin sovereignty
هُوَ البدرُ إِشراقاً هوَ الشّمس دَولَة
وَمَنزِلُهُand his abode العلياthe heights وَهِمّتهُand his ambition الدّهرُeternity
وَمَنزِلُهُ العليا وَهِمّتهُ الدّهرُ
He is the full moon in radiance; he is the sun in sovereignty.
He is the full moon in his splendor, the circling sun
His abode is the heights, and his ambition is eternity.
His abode is the heights, his ambition eternity
هُوَhe is السّيفُthe sword عَزماًin resolve وَالضّياغمُand lions سَطوةin might
هُوَ السّيفُ عَزماً وَالضّياغمُ سَطوة
هُوَhe is السحبُthe clouds إِغداقاًin lavish giving وَراحَتهand his palm البحرُthe sea
هُوَ السحبُ إِغداقاً وَراحَته البحرُ
He is the sword in resolve, and lions in might.
He is the sword in his resolve, the clutching clouds in their domination
He is the clouds in lavish giving, and his palm is the sea.
He is the rainclouds in their downpour, his peace the ocean
Sol 6.1