لو نيل بالمجد في العلياء منزلة

لو نيل بالمجد في العلياء منزلة

لنال بالمجد أعنان السموات

لنال بالمجد أعنان السموات

If a station in the highest realms could be won through glory,

If a rank in the heights could be gained through glory,

If glory resides in the highest places

through glory he would reach the utmost heights of heaven.

he would reach the upper reaches of the heavens through glory.

Then with glory I would grasp the edges of the heavens

يرمي الخطوب برأي يستضاء به

يرمي الخطوب برأي يستضاء به

إذا دجا الرأي من أهل البصيرات

إذا دجا الرأي من أهل البصيرات

He assails calamities with judgment that gives light

He assails calamities with judgment that lights the way

It throws troubles with wisdom illuminated by it

when the judgment of discerning men is shrouded in darkness.

when the judgment of those with insight grows dark.

When the mind is obscured by people of insight

فليس تلقاه إلا عند عارفة

فليس تلقاه إلا عند عارفة

أو واقفاً في صدور السمهريات

أو واقفاً في صدور السمهريات

You find him nowhere but engaged in an act of kindness,

For you find him only bestowing a kindness,

So receiving it is only by one who knows

or standing amid the points of Samharian spears.

or standing amid the points of Samharian spears.

Or standing firm in the breasts of the honorable

يا من غدت أوجه الأيام مشرقة

يا من غدت أوجه الأيام مشرقة

بجوده مستهلات منيرات

بجوده مستهلات منيرات

O you through whose generosity the faces of the days have grown radiant,

O you—the faces of days have grown radiant

O you who made the faces of days radiant

beaming and luminous,

through your generosity, beaming and luminous—

With your generosity, beautiful, luminous

مالي بلا سبب غودرت مطرحاً

مالي بلا سبب غودرت مطرحاً

وقد حرمت عطاياك الجزيلات

وقد حرمت عطاياك الجزيلات

Why, for no cause, have I been left cast aside

why, without cause, have I been left cast aside,

Why without cause have I become downcast

and denied your bountiful gifts?

and deprived of your lavish gifts?

When you have denied me your plentiful gifts?

ولي مدائح قدماً فيك سائرة

ولي مدائح قدماً فيك سائرة

مستطرفات بألفاظ طريفات

مستطرفات بألفاظ طريفات

Yet for ages I have had praises of you in circulation,

Yet I have poems in your praise, long in circulation,

And I have praises walking before you

admired anew, expressed in rare and elegant words.

admired for their novelty, with original wording.

Captivating, with witty words