لاmay not عَدِمْتَyou be deprived of السرورَjoy ياO بنson أبيAbu (father of) بَكْـBak- (beginning of Bakr)
لا عَدِمْتَ السرورَ يا بن أبي بَكْـ
ـرٍ-r (completion of Bakr) وأُعْقبْتَand may you be granted afterward صحةًhealth منfrom دوائِكْyour medicine
ـرٍ وأُعْقبْتَ صحةً من دوائِكْ
May you never lack joy, O son of Abu Bakr,
You have not lost joy, O son of Abu Bakr
and may your medicine bring you health.
And you have been granted health from your remedies
وأطالand may He prolong الإلهُGod عمركyour life فيin عزhonor (word continues)
وأطال الإلهُ عمرك في عز
زٍcompletion of 'honor' يسوءُdistresses الجميعَall منof أعدائِكْyour enemies
زٍ يسوءُ الجميعَ من أعدائِكْ
And may God prolong your life in honor
And may God prolong your life in glory
that distresses all your enemies.
That grieves all your enemies
عاليَhigh in القدرrank نافذَeffective الأمرcommand والنَّهand prohibition (word continues)
عاليَ القدر نافذَ الأمر والنَّه
ـيcompletion of 'prohibition' تَسُرُّyou gladden الجميعَall منof أوليائِكْـyour friends
ـي تَسُرُّ الجميعَ من أوليائِكْـ
High in rank, your commands and prohibitions obeyed,
Of high status, authoritative command and prohibition
you gladden all your friends.
Bringing joy to all your friends
رُمتُI sought إذwhen قيلit was said ليto me أخذتَyou took دواءًmedicine
رُمتُ إذ قيل لي أخذتَ دواءً
لَطَفاًa gift عالياًlofty بقدرِcommensurate with اعتلائِكْyour eminence
لَطَفاً عالياً بقدرِ اعتلائِكْ
When I was told you had taken medicine, I sought
I was delighted when I was told you took a medicine
a lofty gift commensurate with your eminence.
Of exquisite quality befitting your eminence
فإذاbut behold ماwhat ملكتُهُI possessed it مُسْتَقَلٌّـdeemed too little
فإذا ما ملكتُهُ مُسْتَقَلٌّـ
ـلكfor you لاno بلrather لخادمٍfor a servant بفنائِكْin your courtyard
ـلك لا بل لخادمٍ بفنائِكْ
But what I possessed was deemed too paltry
When I came to possess it independently
for you—nay, even for a servant in your courtyard.
Not to a king but to a servant in your court
وإذاand behold الشكرُgratitude والثناءand praise هُمَاthey both أفـbest (word continues)
وإذا الشكرُ والثناء هُمَا أفـ
ـضلُcompletion of 'best' شيءٍthing يُهْدَىis offered as a gift إلىto نُظرائِكْyour peers
ـضلُ شيءٍ يُهْدَى إلى نُظرائِكْ
And I found gratitude and praise to be the finest
Gratitude and praise are the best things
thing offered to your peers.
To be gifted to peers like you
فبعثتُso I sent الدعاءprayers والشكرand gratitude فاعرفْso appreciate
فبعثتُ الدعاء والشكر فاعرفْ
فضلَthe worth عِلْقَيْنtwo treasures أخبراthey both told عنof علائِكْyour eminence
فضلَ عِلْقَيْن أخبرا عن علائِكْ
So I sent prayers and gratitude; appreciate
So I sent prayers and thanks, recognize
the worth of two treasures that spoke of your eminence.
The superiority of two informants of your excellence