بابنَO son of الْكِرامِthe noble ومَنْand those who هُمُthey فيin رُتْبَةٍa rank
بابنَ الْكِرامِ ومَنْ هُمُ في رُتْبَةٍ
جَلّتْwas exalted فَجَلّتْso was too exalted أنto تُنالَbe attained وتُلْحَقاand be matched
جَلّتْ فَجَلّتْ أن تُنالَ وتُلْحَقا
O son of the noble, and of those whose rank
Is exalted—too exalted to be attained or matched!
للهِto God دُرُّexcellence (in praise) الدُّرِّthe pearls مِنْكَfrom you فإنّهُfor indeed it
للهِ دُرُّ الدُّرِّ مِنْكَ فإنّهُ
يَغْدوbecomes بِهِthrough it مِنْكَfrom you النّظامُthe verse مُقَرْطَقاclad in a tunic
يَغْدو بِهِ مِنْكَ النّظامُ مُقَرْطَقا
How splendid the pearls from you! For indeed,
Through them your verse comes forth clad in a tunic.
Sol 6.1