ياO أحمَدُAhmad المحمودُthe praised one فيin الthe
يا أحمَدُ المحمودُ في ال
أفعالِdeeds منfrom كلِّall النواحيthe aspects
أفعالِ من كلِّ النواحي
O Ahmad, praised for your
deeds in every respect,
قُمْrise فانتهزهاthen seize it فرصةًan opportunity
قُمْ فانتهزها فرصةً
قدindeed أمكنتْكَhas become available to you بلاwithout جِماحِresistance
قد أمكنتْكَ بلا جِماحِ
rise, and seize it as an opportunity
that has offered itself to you without resistance.
واجلِبْand draw forth بهاwith it ماwhatever شِئْتَyou wish منfrom
واجلِبْ بها ما شِئْتَ من
خُلُقَيْthe two qualities of ثنائيmy praise وامتداحيand my eulogy
خُلُقَيْ ثنائي وامتداحي
And draw forth through it whatever you wish from
the two qualities of my praise and eulogy;
فلعلّso perhaps راحتَهhis palm السحاthe cloud (first part)
فلعلّ راحتَه السحا
بُcompletion of 'cloud' وأنتand you منamong بعضِsome of الرياحِthe winds
بُ وأنت من بعضِ الرياحِ
for perhaps his palm is the cloud,
and you are one of the winds.