شفعت مَكارِمُه لهم فَكَفَتهُمُ

جُهدَ السُؤال وَلُطفَ قول المادِح

His virtues interceded for them, so sufficed them

His noble virtues interceded for them, sparing them

The toil of questioning and the gentleness of the praiser's words

The strain of asking and the artfulness of the praiser's speech