ياO أَيُّهاyou المَولىmaster الَّذيwho فَضلهhis excellence
يا أَيُّها المَولى الَّذي فَضله
قَدindeed عزّhas become unattainable عَنbeyond حَوزةthe reach of أَندادِهِhis peers
قَد عزّ عَن حَوزة أَندادِهِ
O master, whose excellence
has risen beyond the reach of his peers,
هَنأتyou congratulated منone whose جلّthe greater part of هَناjoy قَلبهhis heart
هَنأت من جلّ هَنا قَلبه
كِتابكyour letter الساميlofty بِإسعادهِby gladdening him
كِتابك السامي بِإسعادهِ
you congratulated one whose heart’s chief joy
is your lofty letter, with the happiness it brings him.
إِنif كانَis ذاكَthat الطفلthe child فيهِin him المُنىcherished hopes
إِن كانَ ذاكَ الطفل فيهِ المُنى
فَأَنتَthen you ليto me ذُخرa treasure بِإرشادهِby guiding him
فَأَنتَ لي ذُخر بِإرشادهِ
If my hopes reside in that child,
then, by guiding him, you are a treasure to me.
قَدindeed كانَwas فيماin what قُلتyou said تَشريفهan honor for him
قَد كانَ فيما قُلت تَشريفه
فَالعَبدfor the servant يَعتَزّtakes pride بِأَسيادهِin his masters
فَالعَبد يَعتَزّ بِأَسيادهِ
What you said was indeed an honor to him,
for the servant takes pride in his masters.
Sol 6.1