لناwe have ملكa king قدindeed قاسمتناhave shared with us هباتهُhis gifts
لنا ملك قد قاسمتنا هباتهُ
فنثرso the scattering العطاbounty منهfrom him ونثرand the scattering الثناpraise منَّاfrom us
فنثر العطا منه ونثر الثنا منَّا
We have a king whose gifts have made us partners:
He has a kingdom he has shared with us
The scattering of bounty is his, and the scattering of praise is ours.
Scattering gifts from him and praise from us
يذكرناhe reminds us of أخبارtales معنٍMaʿn بجودِهthrough his generosity
يذكرنا أخبار معنٍ بجودِه
فننثنيso we bow لهto him لفظاًin words وينشيand he creates لناfor us معنىmeaning
فننثني له لفظاً وينشي لنا معنى
His generosity reminds us of the tales of Maʿn;
His generosity reminds us of Mean's deeds
So we bow to him in words, and he creates meaning for us.
We string words for him and he gives meaning to us