ياO ذاyou الذيwho بسُموِّthrough the loftiness of سُوnobility (first part of a split word)
يا ذا الذي بسُموِّ سُو
دُدِهِhis nobility (completion of the split word) غداbecame حِبراًa scholar فهامهdeeply discerning
دُدِهِ غدا حِبراً فهامه
O you who, through your lofty nobility,
O you whose lofty ambition
became a scholar of profound understanding:
Has made his ink eloquence
ماwhat مثلُthe equivalent of قوليmy saying ياO فتىyoung man
ما مثلُ قولي يا فتى
عندَin the judgment of الحِجَىreason بايعpledge allegiance to عَلامهa great scholar
عندَ الحِجَى بايع عَلامه
What is the equivalent of my saying, O youth,
There is no speech like mine, o youth
in reason’s judgment: ‘Pledge allegiance to a great scholar’?
In time of need, choose his standard
Sol 6.1