شكراًthanks تقيّTaqī (pious) الدينal-Dīn (the faith) للمننfor the favors التيthat
شكراً تقيّ الدين للمنن التي
رفعتraised علىover حاميthe guardian of حماكyour domain ظلالهاtheir shade
رفعت على حامي حماك ظلالها
Thank you, Taqī al-Dīn, for the favors that
Thanks Taki al-Din for the favors that
Raised their shade over the guardian of your domain.
Raised over the protector of your sanctuary their shadows
للهto God (an expression of admiration) أنتyou فقدfor indeed وصلتyou have reached إلىto مدىًa height
لله أنت فقد وصلت إلى مدىً
فيin الفضلِexcellence أعيىbaffled السائدينthe foremost مثالهاits equal
في الفضلِ أعيى السائدين مثالها
God bless you! You have reached a height
You are for God, you have reached an extent
In excellence whose equal has eluded the foremost.
In grace that exhausted the masters an example
وغدوتand you have become مثلlike خالكyour maternal uncle (also: your beauty mark) فيamong الورَىmankind
وغدوت مثل خالك في الورَى
ياah حبَّذاhow lovely وجهthe face of الأنامmankind وخالهاand its beauty mark
يا حبَّذا وجه الأنام وخالها
And you have become like your maternal uncle among mankind—
And you became like your uncle in creation
Ah, how lovely are mankind’s face and its beauty mark!
Oh most beloved of mankind and its uncle