فهِمْتُI understood كتابَكَyour letter ياO سيِّديmy master
فهِمْتُ كتابَكَ يا سيِّدي
فهِمْتُI understood ولاand no عجبٌwonder أنْthat أهيماI should be enraptured
فهِمْتُ ولا عجبٌ أنْ أهيما
I understood your letter, O my master.
I understood your book, my master
I understood—and no wonder that I should be enraptured.
I understood and it's no wonder that I became enraptured
وذاكَand that لأنِّيbecause I تأملْتُI contemplated مِنfrom
وذاكَ لأنِّي تأملْتُ مِن
هُit (completing 'from it') دُرّاًpearls نظيماًwell-strung وبِرّاًand kindness عَظيماًgreat
هُ دُرّاً نظيماً وبِرّاً عَظيماً
And that is because I beheld within
And that is because I contemplated therein
it well-strung pearls and great kindness.
Pearls well-ordered and righteous deeds great
وصادَفْتُهُand I found it صدَفاًan oyster shell للعُلوfor the sciences (word continues)
وصادَفْتُهُ صدَفاً للعُلو
مِfinal syllable of 'sciences' ضمّنَenclosed مِنهاfrom them البَديعَthe wondrous اليَتيماthe peerless
مِ ضمّنَ مِنها البَديعَ اليَتيما
And I found it an oyster shell for the sciences,
And I found it a shell for ascent
enclosing their wondrous, peerless pearl.
Containing therein the orphaned wonders