أطَالِبَO seeker حَصْرِexhaustive enumeration الوصْفِdescription فِيin مَدْحِpraise of أحْمَدAhmad
أطَالِبَ حَصْرِ الوصْفِ فِي مَدْحِ أحْمَد
أسَأتَyou have erred وَقَدْand indeed أرْكَبْتَyou set astride أنفَاسَكَyour breaths العَجْزاincapacity
أسَأتَ وَقَدْ أرْكَبْتَ أنفَاسَكَ العَجْزا
O seeker of exhaustive description in praise of Ahmad,
I ask to confine the description in praising Ahmed
You have erred, setting your breaths astride incapacity.
You have done wrong, and you have embarked your breathlessness
أتُحْصِيcan you count? الحَصَىthe pebbles والنبتَand the vegetation والرملَand the sand وَالثَّرَىand the soil
أتُحْصِي الحَصَى والنبتَ والرملَ وَالثَّرَى
وَزُهْرَand the bright stars الدجَىnight's darkness وَالقَطْرَand the raindrops وَالخزَّand silken cloth والبزَّاand fabrics
وَزُهْرَ الدجَى وَالقَطْرَ وَالخزَّ والبزَّا
Can you count the pebbles, the vegetation, the sand, and the soil,
Can you count the pebbles, the plants, the sand and the soil
And the bright stars of night, the raindrops, silken cloth, and fabrics?
And the flowers of the night, the drops, the silk and the brocade
وكَيْفَand how بأنْby ...-ing تُحْصِيyou count مَحَاسنَthe virtues مَنْone who غَدَاhas come to be
وكَيْفَ بأنْ تُحْصِي مَحَاسنَ مَنْ غَدَا
لأوْصَافِهِto his attributes الحُسْنَىthe fairest مَقَالُthe speech الوَرَىof humankind يُعزْىis ascribed
لأوْصَافِهِ الحُسْنَى مَقَالُ الوَرَى يُعزْى
And how can you count the virtues of him
And how can you count the virtues of the one who has become
To whose fairest attributes humankind's words have come to be ascribed?
For his beautiful attributes, the sayings of mankind are attributed
Sol 6.1